Events & News
2010 - Events
8th Insurance Linked Securities Summit – IQPC
July 14th through 16th, 2010 – The Fairmont Southampton, Bermuda
Maximizing Returns with ILS, Cat Bonds, Life Settlements and Longevity-Based Assets
The 8th Insurance Linked Securities Summit in Bermuda is a must attend meeting for the entire insurance-capital markets value chain including institutional investors, insurance and reinsurance companies, hedge funds, banks, law firms, underwriters and life settlement providers.
The structure of the conference – with dedicated tracks for the life and non-life sides of the market – ensures you walk away with two full days’ worth of strategies and solutions on the critical issues facing your market.
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Life Settlement Compliance Conference and Legal Round Table - LISA
August 25th through 27th, 2010 - Atlanta, GA
The Life Insurance Settlement Association’s Compliance Conference is the only conference that is geared towards educating compliance professionals. The information that you will obtain from attending our conference will not only provide you with the latest issues affecting our industry, but it will also give you a chance to exchange ideas with other compliance professionals while getting a first-look as to what issues are on the horizon.
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The Life Settlements Conference 2010 – DealFlow Media
October 4th and 5th, 2010 – Wynn Resort & Casino, Las Vegas
The Life Settlements Conference hosted by DealFlow Media is the largest and most influential event in the business. This is the premier event for hedge fund managers, providers, brokers, investors and attorneys involved in the secondary market for insurance products. The agenda provides the most complete curriculum in the business presented by an international group of speakers, and unprecedented networking opportunities.
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16th Annual Fall Life Settlement Conference - LISA
November 10th – 12th, 2010 - LOCATION TBA*
The Fall Life Settlement Conference is LISA's premier annual event. In a show of continued strength, LISA will convene its 16th consecutive conference. As 2009 came to a close, the settlement industry contemplated a year of unprecedented events and trends. Public awareness of life settlements is at an all time high, the two largest markets, California and New York, are now squarely regulated and Capitol Hill is primed to consider how Wall Street will influence a multi-billion dollar consumer-driven industry. The 16th Annual Fall Life Settlement Conference will draw upon these themes to provide a broad view of the secondary market's strengths and vulnerabilities. LISA's annual conferences feature prominent industry leaders, influential lawmakers and regulators as well as established representatives from the investment community. Regularly drawing in excess of 500 attendees, the Fall Conference is unique in its devotion to exclusive networking opportunities, personalized staff service and high attention to detail.
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2010 - Past Events
2010 Secondary Market Summit Meeting – BVZL
March 1st through 4th, 2010 – Berlin, Germany
The companies and service providers who are members of Bundesverband Vermögensanlagen im Zweitmarkt Lebensversicherungen (BVZL) e. V. operate worldwide in secondary markets for life insurance policies. Since it was established in May 2004, the Association which currently has over 40 members has acted as a uniform representa-tive of sector interests in economic, legal and political issues. BVZL maintains an ongoing dialogue with policy-makers, opinion leaders, the general public and other interest groups in order to actively support the dynamic development of the sector. One of its important concerns is establishing sector standards with regard to transparency and comparability of the different investment segments (British, German and US life insurance policies) and thus to continually improve the prerequisites for a successful investment in these sophisticated asset classes.
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The International Life Settlements Conference 2010 – DealFlow Media
March 22nd and 23rd, 2010 – Marriot Grosvenor Square, London
The International Life Settlements Conference was the premier event for hedge fund managers, providers, brokers, investors and attorneys involved in the secondary market for insurance products. Hosted by DealFlow Media, publisher of The Life Settlements Report, it provided the most complete curriculum in the business presented by an international group of speakers who are experts in the field.
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January 2008 - News
NEW YORK, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Abacus Settlements, LLC, a leader in the life settlement industry (http://www.abacussettlements.com) announced today that a European life settlement company utilizing the name Abacus has agreed to cease using the name, which is a trademark of Abacus Settlements, LLC. The company agreed immediately to change its name to "European Life Settlements Management".
Abacus Settlements, LLC has used its trademark in the US and Europe since 2004 and has acquired an international reputation for superior life settlement services and other goodwill. On January 3, 2008, a press release was issued regarding a new European life settlement management company called "Abacus Life Settlements Management". The press release caused immediate confusion among Abacus Settlements, LLC's customers and business partners. Abacus Settlements, LLC received numerous emails regarding whether it had any relationship or association with this new company. On January 14, 2008, Abacus Settlements, LLC issued a demand for the European company to cease and desist utilizing the name Abacus. The European company contacted Abacus' counsel on January 17, 2008, admitting that the name caused some confusion in the marketplace and advised it of the name change.
"This was an unfortunate incident that has been rectified and we are obviously satisfied with the outcome of this matter." says Craig Seitel, CEO and founding member of Abacus Settlements, LLC.
If you would like more information on this topic, call Edgardo Gonzalez, General Counsel at (212) 584-5700.
