In an InvestmentNews.com article from March 6, 2012, Darla Mercado writes that the Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. will pay $5 million in death benefits  for a life insurance policy the insurer had contended was fraudulent. The jury in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on Friday found in favor of plaintiff […]

Back in April of 2007, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued a hedge fund, Lydia Capital LLC (Lydia), in the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts alleging fraud against investors in life insurance policies purchased by Lydia. SEC v. Lydia Capital LLC, No. 1:07-CV-10712, (D. Mass. Apr. 12, 2007). granting in part a motion by the SEC, […]

There are large sums of money involved with life insurance and the industry needs to protect against people setting up fraudulent policies and transactions. There are three  concepts that must be understood as they relate to a senior life settlement. They are; Insurable Interest,  Rescission, and Contestability,. Insurable Interest and Life Settlements “Insurable interest” is deals with the legal legitimacy […]