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THE ULTIMATE INVESTMENT VEHICLE - DRIVING RETURNS TO WALL STREET
WM. SCOTT PAGE, PRESIDENT & CEO THE LIFELINE PROGRAM®
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THIS IS NOT YOUR FATHER’S INVESTMENT VEHICLE Life settlements are quickly becoming a mainstream planning vehicle, designed to be an integral part of estate plans and financial portfolios, which can create a need for large institutional investors to meet the growing demand by retiring baby boomers.
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READ YOUR DRIVER’S MANUAL
A life settlement is the purchase of a life insurance policy by a third party (investor) from a policy owner (seller) for less than the death benefit of the policy but more than its surrender value. The U.S. Supreme Court held the sale of a life insurance policy to a third party a valid transaction in 1911 (Grigsby v. Russell), a right upheld numerous times since.
Policyholder Investor Insurance Carrier
Beneficial Rights
Cash Consideration
Premium Payments
Mortality Payment
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TURBO OR PINTO?
YOU CAN NOT LARGE NUMBER YOUR WAY OUT OF BAD UNDERWRITING. Aligning
incentives so that everyone has
‘skin in the game’, in addition to
knowing how to analyze and
assess mortality at the individual
policy level allow for impairment
risks to be recognized.
AIG, the largest holder of life
settlements in the world recently
announced another significant
impairment charge on its $15 billion
portfolio.
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THE GUZZLERS
The ‘Used Car Salesmen’ Era of life settlements
² STOLI (free insurance)
² Other People’s Money
² Ripe for bad business practices ² Get rich quick schemes… Large investors
thought they had discovered alchemy. It’s not alchemy. It is hard work, experience, underwriting, etc.
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WILD-WILD-WEST: BEFORE GPS
² No alignment of incentives ² Box checking mortality
Providers (Box Checkers)
Capital Sources
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LE’s
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Broker
BGA
Agent
Insured
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TODAY’S VERTICAL INTEGRATION MEANS ACCELERATION
² Removing Middlemen ² Proprietary life expectancy analysis ² Stream Lining / Controlling the Transaction
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Providers Providers Providers
Advisor
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Broker
Insured
Capital Sources
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THE HIGH PERFORMANCE VEHICLE
² Inventory Supply ² Financial Professionals ² Asset Managers ² Other Policy Sources
² Life Expectancy Appraisals: Reliability/
Predictable/Verifiable
² Investors as Partners
² Having Skin in the Game ² Shared Incentives
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² Better underwriting
² Improved life expectancy projections
² More predictable cash flow
² Reliable Return Projections = High Teens
WHERE CAN THIS NEW & IMPROVED VEHICLE TAKE THE INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR?
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PUTTING INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS IN THE DRIVERS SEAT
Settlement Market: Life Settlements are now regulated in 90% of the United States; legitimizing the industry for both consumers and investors.
Lower Extension Risk: Today companies that produce mortality tables have access to more data. Which means, underwriters with more experience, providing Life Expectancy estimates that are more accurate. Must be vetted! Add photo of be+y
standing by the door
Duration Matched Capital: Realistic Expectations. Alignment of capital and policy acquisition leads to better constructed portfolios.
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² BUILD IT AND BUY IT CORRECTLY
² REQUIRED MAINTENANCE & SERVICE
² EXPERIENCED SERVICE PROFESSIONALS
² HANDS-ON DIAGNOSTICS
IN ORDER TO KEEP YOUR ENGINE RUNNING CLEAN…
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AWARENESS IS GROWING
LIFE SETTLEMENTS ARE RECOGNIZED AS A VALUABLE FINANCIAL PLANNING TOOL BY…
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KEYS TO SUCCESS / GET IN THE DRIVERS SEAT
² FIND THE RIGHT PARTNER
² MANAGE EXPECTATIONS
² GET SKIN IN THE GAME
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