2020: Life Settlements - The COVID-19 Impact on Life Settlements



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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


AppendixLife Settlement Market Structure and Risks


Introduction

The life settlement market in 2019 enjoyed its fourth consecutive year of growth in the amount of face value settled. Looking ahead, the combination of a prolonged low interest rate environment, continued investment allocations to noncorrelating alternative asset classes, and the stability of the life settlement landscape points toward a continuation of that trend. That said, the life settlement industry is likely to have some impact from the COVID-19 pandemic that has disrupted the markets.

 

Conning’s 15th annual life settlement review takes a preliminary look at the potential impacts COVID-19 could have on life settlements. Some of these impacts could represent longer-term challenges and opportunities for life settlement investors.

 

Our analysis of those insurers we identify as being targets of life settlement investors continues. We compare their financial strength, as measured by risk-based capital levels, against the remaining industry. We continue our analysis of death claims, lapses, and surrenders. This analysis provides useful insight for investors on the financial performance of the companies that issued the policies in their portfolios and the possible impact life settlements may have on those companies.

 

This study reviews this diverse secondary market for insurance products.


  • 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.