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Settlement SYNC, a New York Life Settlement Broker, formally announces an interest in helping all insureds over the age of 70, with policies from either AIG or John Hancock, unlock hidden assets through the life settlement process. The policies that are being sought are those with a face value of $50,000.00 and higher.

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That’s according to Paul Aguirre, president, Equity of Life, LLC, in Plymouth Meeting and Skippack, a company that focuses on life settlements — either the sale or assignment of a life-insurance policy to a financial institution for a lump sum cash payment — for people 65 years old and older, who aren’t terminally ill, and who have a life expectancy greater than two additional years.

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Settlement SYNC, a New York Life Settlement Broker, is currently seeking the Life Insurance policies of potential clients who have such assets currently underwritten by the former insurance giant, American Insurance Group (NYSE: AIG). These policies can be settled by the professional staff of Settlement SYNC through numerous different institutional investors, and in most cases the clients will see an increase in current cash surrender value(CSV) in upwards of 100-550%. As long as an acting agent brings the policy to our staff, we will be able to review the policy and create a quote for the client. We are ideally seeking policies containing three very important criteria. The policy must first be underwritten by AIG, the insured must be at least 70 years old, and the face value must be a minimum of $50,000.00.

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Here is an illustration of how life settlements work, using a hypothetical example of a single policy sold by an 80-year-old man. It assumes that he has a life expectancy of five years, is insured for $1,000,000 upon death and pays an annual premium of $40,000.

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Investors will be able to access WAY’s range of inheritance tax (IHT) solutions while adopting an investment strategy uncorrelated to equity markets and promising smooth and steady returns.

Since it launched its Life Settlement Fund in 2005, EEA has delivered consistent results, with 34 consecutive positive months’ returns to end October 2008.

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The Price of Business and Houston Business Daily is proud to announce the addition of Sandra Wilder as a new advisor to our media.  Sandra is a leader in life settlement policies, which is an innovative approach to investment in a challenging economy.

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Secondary Life Capital, LLC (”SLC”) announced today that the State of PENNSYLVANIA has granted SLC its life settlement provider license. In addition to Pennsylvania, SLC has recently been awarded a life settlement provider license in NEVADA and KANSAS. Founded in 2003, the Washington DC based firm is a leading provider of life settlements and life settlement portfolios to institutional investors worldwide.

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Insurance and financial advisors should update and meet with their clients if the carrier credit rating has changed since they issued their clients policy. Given the recent market turmoil, advisors should evaluate clients existing policies and may consider presenting life settlement as a cash-out option for the client if the carrier no longer meets the client’s tolerance for risk and safety.

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Vigilan and Life Settlement Financial announced today their collaboration to develop improved models for the valuation of life insurance policies. Life Settlement Financial buys life insurance policies and thus unlocks the value so that seniors may improve their lifestyles by paying for more care, by moving into assisted living communities or just vacationing more! Together, the two companies will join forces to increase the accuracy of valuations on life insurance policies to ensure residents have financial stability to live out their final years.

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Democratic political strategist Mark Penn addresses how the industry can improve public image at the Life Insurance Settlement Association’s 14th Annual Conference.