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Each year, Conning releases a detailed report recounting the year in review of the life settlement industry. Despite the disruption caused by Covid-19, the life settlement market in 2020 enjoyed its fifth consecutive year of growth in the amount of face value settled. Looking ahead, the outlook for continued growth remains favorable. We have detailed some of the key points from the report: The average of Conning’s ten-year forecast of the annual gross market potential
Here at Abacus Life Settlements, our main priority is to educate our clients on all of their available financial options, helping them choose the best avenue for their specific situation. We want to make sure each client chooses the option that will best help them and their family, especially in some of life’s more critical instances. When an individual is facing a severe illness or condition and is seeking financial assistance, they are more likely
In some instances, seniors will find themselves with life insurance policies they no longer want or need. Whether the premiums are too costly, the policy is underperforming, or the underlying need for the policy is simply not there anymore, seniors will look for ways out. More often than not, they will end up surrendering the policy to rid themselves of the burden. However, that is never the best outlet. When a policy is surrendered, one
The answer? Anything you need. A life settlement can be the key to financial freedom for many seniors. A life settlement, by definition, is the sale of a life insurance policy to a third party, like Abacus Life, in exchange for a cash lump-sum. Typically performed by individuals aged 65 and older, a life settlement will always exceed the cash surrender value of your policy, but it will always be lower than the death benefit of your policy. You can
There are various factors that go into how much a senior could spend on assisted living facilities; the size of the facility, the types of services they offer, and the amount of services a senior personally requires. Assisted living facilities offer solutions for many families that cannot give the needed level of care to seniors they would otherwise not get at home. With the consistent demand for these facilities, comes continuously rising costs. Spurred by
Planning for retirement can seem overwhelming without a streamlined plan set in place ahead of time. It is a multi-step process that is constantly evolving. In order to make sure that you are financially well-equipped later in life, you should start as early as possible. Essentially, the longer period of time you spend investing, the bigger of a financial cushion you will produce. To ensure that you are the most prepared, here are a few