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Viatical Settlements: An Investor's Guide

  Gloria G. Wolk, M.S.W.

Detailed information about the risks; the rewards; the new faces of fraud that no one talks about. This is a comprehensive reference book
with legal, tax, and insurance information never before disclosed.

Table of Contents

bulletIntroduction
bulletOverview
bulletSales Pitches: Truth, Lies, and Pressure Tactics
bulletSigning Up: Determining purchase price; selecting viators; underwriting; tracking; policy services; death claim
bulletContracts Compared: Terminology; premiums; escrow; transfer; other expenses; policy services; tracking
bulletFinding Risk: medical; insurance; other risks
bulletPredicting Life Expectancy
Author: Philip Loy, president, American Viatical Services *
  *
First nationwide firm to specialize in life expectancy estimates
bullet"Belly-Up" Insurance
  Author: Jack Traylor, D.P.A., president, T&T Reports *
   *
State guarantee funds -- what you are never told
bulletFraud Watch: Court cases; illegal sales; safeguards
bulletViators and Fraud: A Wake-Up Call for Investors
Author: David Wood, Esq. *
    * Viatical companies can safeguard investors from fraud
bulletWealthy or Wannabe?
       How to tell if this investment is right for you
bulletConclusion
        Is regulation necessary to make this investment safer?
bulletAppendices
bulletAssumption Document (from an actual insurer insolvency)
Author: Jack Traylor
bullet Group Insurance Risks (one company's methods)
Author: Robert Shear, Pres., Enhanced Financial (formerly Accelerated Benefits Capital of Michigan)
bulletViatical Companies (samples of licensed companies that sell investments)
bulletInsurers and Viatication
Author: Carole Fiedler, licensed viatical broker
bulletAnti-Fraud Internet Resources
bulletMaverick Viatical Companies and Investors
Author: Per Larson, financial planner and viatical settlements negotiator
bulletState Securities Regulation -- the beginning
bulletChecklist : steps to take to invest safely
bulletGlossary
bulletIndex
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