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Unneeded or underperforming life insurance policy holdings? Ever thought or heard of a financial services valuation tool and strategy called life insurance settlements? Well, if not, the capital markets certainly have heard and taken notice. Life Insurance Settlement companies purchase unwanted or un-needed life insurance policies from individuals and ultimately collect the death benefits. These payments are passed on to third-party institutional investors who are looking for returns that are not correlated with
existing portfolios. A key component to this growth expectation is that business is conducted in a responsible manner. Poor sales practices by settlement firms could hamper growth and spark a new wave of litigation. At present, there is roughly $13 billion of total in force settlement business. While small compared to the $9 trillion of individual life business on the industry's books, the settlement market has grown about eight times faster than non-traditional life insurance. This growth rate differential will continue and could expand over the next few decades, which will draw more attention to the settlement business and senior life settlement in particular.

Term Life Insurance Policy Here is a description of the dynamics at work and a little background detail about process:

According to new data from the Korea Life Insurance Association (KLIA), the number of insurance policies in the country is soaring, with both premiums and payouts also on the rise. Koreans have approximately 1.7 insurance policies on average. In Korea, there are 79.8 million insurance policies, and insurance premiums paid by subscribers total 66.5 trillion won per annum. "Thanks to the income increase following economic development and the understanding of life insurance products, more people seem to regard life insurance products as a necessity that helps them get prepared for risks."

Life Insurance . A life insurance settlement is a transaction in which policyholders sell the rights to the death benefits associated with their insurance policies to third party settlement companies. In other words, this process in effect creates a secondary market for life insurance products - like life insurance settlements. The typical market for these products includes individuals over the age of 65 with life expectancies of 4-10 years.
. A settlement firm, representing third-party investors, or better yet, an institutional funder, will provide a cash payment to the policyholder that exceeds the cash surrender value embedded in the policy. From that point on, the original policyholder will have no further involvement or association with the policy.
. The life settlement firm will continue to make premium payments on the policy to the life insurer, until a death benefit is claimed.
. The death benefit will be collected by the settlement company and passed on to third party investors, who are likely interested in returns that are not highly correlated with their other assets. (Source: Corporate reports and Bernstein Estimates)

This type of life insurance policy has premiums that are designed to remain level for a period of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 or even 30 years.

Insurance Life Premium A life insurance settlement, to summarize, is basically the sale of a life insurance policy at a price, higher than the cash surrender value. Many seniors are realizing the extraordinary benefits of unlocking the dormant asset value of life insurance, allowing them to better plan for their future through what is essentially newly-found money. Life insurance settlements are increasingly offering seniors viable options for their life insurance policies, and, as we are now seeing, more financial options can be rewarding indeed.

> News Life insurance premiums soaring in Korea Mon, 13 Aug 2007 According to new data from the Korea Life Insurance Association (KLIA), the number of insurance policies in the country is soaring, with both premiums and payouts also on the rise. Koreans have approximately 1.7 insurance policies on average.

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> News Why choose life insurance Thu, 25 Oct 2007 There are a number of reasons why life insurance is an essential type of insurance policy for anyone who has financial obligations or dependants. Life insurance will pay out a set sum, known as the sum assured, in the event of the death of the policyholder, or one of the policyholders in a joint policy. The premium paid for this insurance will depend on age, sex, health and the sum assured.

Health Insurance Jon Thomas has been involved in finance and insurance,
specializing in emerging growth markets since 1979. He continues to write articles to help you get cash for structured settlements.

Some people are saving more than 50% on their life insurance...when compared to their current premiums We have recently arranged life insurance policies for clients that have saved them a great deal of money. For example, one client was paying 3.66 per month for his life insurance policy. quote his policy down to 1.20 per month.

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