2020: Life Settlements - The COVID-19 Impact on Life Settlements
This is Conning’s 15th annual review and forecast of the life settlement market. This edition continues our review of the market and key issues that have an impact on it. In 2020, we focus on COVID-19’s potential impact. We continue our forecast of the market’s development through 2029 and the financial performance of those life insurers that have been targeted by life settlement investors.
1. Introduction
2. Executive Summary
3. Life Settlement Market Review
² COVID-19 Current and Longer-Term Impacts Uncertain
² Life Settlement Market Review
² Summary
4. Life Settlement Forecast Drivers
² Economic and Capital Drivers
² Consumer Drivers
² Industry Drivers
² Tertiary Market Drivers
² Summary
5. Life Settlement Market Forecast
² Conning’s Life Settlement Market Forecast
² Conning Tertiary Market Forecast
² Summary
6. Life Settlement Insurer Performance
² Insurers with Life Settled Policies Performance Review
² Portfolio Performance and Net Operating Gain
² Life Insurer Concerns About the Impact of Life Settlements
² Summary
Appendix—Life Settlement Market Structure and Risks
Introduction
- We provide our preliminary consideration of COVID-19’s impacts on life settlements.
- We review the current market and provide our forecast for 2020-2029.
- We analyze the performance of those insurers targeted by life settlement investors and compare them to the broader life industry.
- As always, for new investors curious about life settlements, we provide an introductory primer of how life settlements operate.