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Webinar – State of the Market – The Industry Expectations for 2022 (WATCH NOW)

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The final webinar in the European Life Settlement Association’s (ELSA) 2021 winter webinar series discusses the State of the Market and industry expectations for 2022.

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The webinar was broadcast on Wednesday 15th  December at 10.30am ET/3.30pm GMT and was chaired by Greg Winterton| Managing Editor of AlphaWeek, with panelists from

  • Ann Juliano | CEO & Founder of D2 Alternative Investments
  • Luca Tres | Head of EMEA Strategic Risk and Capital Life Solutions at Guy Carpenter
  • Simon Erritt | Managing Director of Coventry Capital

I would like to thank EY for hosting and Actuarial Risk Management for sponsoring.

Webinar – Changing Face of Ageing – Baby Boomers Turning 75+ (WATCH NOW)

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The third webinar in the European Life Settlement Association’s (ELSA) 2021 winter webinar series discusses the implications of the baby boomer generation turning 75+ and how this will impact the life settlement market and the wider world of life linked risk. 

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The webinar was broadcast on Wednesday 17th November at 10.30am ET/3.30pm GMT and was chaired by Chris Conway | CDO of ISC Services, with presentations from

  • Prof. Les Mayhew | Professor at Bayes Business School and Head of Global Research at the International Longevity Centre (UK), will discuss the changing face of ageing – from baby boom to baby bust, and
  • Vince Granieri | CEO and Founder of Predictive Resources, will reflect on the life settlement population and the implications on the baby boomer generation turning 75+. 

I would like to thank EY for hosting and ISC Services for sponsoring.

Webinar – Defending the Integrity of the Asset – Threats to the Life Settlement Industry (WATCH NOW)

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As part of the European Life Settlement Association’s (ELSA) 2021 winter webinar series we have pulled together an expert panel of speakers to discuss the existential threats to the life settlement class and how market participants can proactively mitigate risk.

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The webinar was broadcast on Wednesday 20th October at 10.30am ET/3.30pm BST chaired by Emma Dickson | General Counsel & CCO of BroadRiver Asset Management, and hosted presentations from

  • Khai LeQuang | Partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, discussing the current cost of insurance (COI) litigation cases.
  • Eric Biderman | Counsel of Arent Fox LLP, presenting on the latest developments of carrier encroachment in the life settlement market, and
  • Jim Maxson | Partner at of Edwards, Maxson, Mago & Macaulay LLP, tackling the complexities relating to UCC Article 9 in the life settlement market. 

I would like to thank EY for hosting and Arent Fox LLP for sponsoring.

Webinar – Supply of Risk – Policy Origination Channels in the Life Settlement Market (WATCH NOW)

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As part of the European Life Settlement Association’s (ELSA) 2021 winter webinar series we have pulled together an expert panel of speakers to discuss the supply of policies in the life settlement market today. The presentations looked at the different aspect of policy supply, dissecting the market by origination channel and presenting on current and expected supply volumes and return expectations. The presentations were followed by a Q&A infront of an interactive audience.

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The webinar was broadcast on Wednesday 22nd September at 10.30am ET/3.30pm BST and was chaired by Scott Willkomm | CEO of Life Equity and Chair of ELSA. We heard presentations from;

  • John Welcom | CEO of Welcome Funds who will be discussing intermediated supply of policies in the secondary market,
  • Michael Freedman | CEO of Lighthouse Life Solutions who will present on the evolving landscape of direct to consumer origination, and  
  • Nate Evans | CEO of MLF Financial Group who will provide an in-depth analysis of trends and expectations in the tertiary market.

I would like to thank EY for hosting

Webinar – COVID-19: Understanding where we are now (WATCH NOW)

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For ELSA’s March webinar we have pulled together an expert panel of speakers to discuss the latest in our understanding of the pandemic’s impact on morbidity and mortality. The presentations will delve into the advancements in medical treatments, the roll out and efficacy of the various vaccines and what we know about the the continued impact on older age mortality.

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Gareth Mee, Partner at EY introduced the session and Chaired our expert group of speakers through a series of presentations followed by a Q&A. Gareth was joined by;

  • Nicola Oliver, Director of Life & Health @ Medical Intelligence discussed;
    • Treating COVID-19 in hospitalised patients – a year of progress.
  • Adrian Baskir, Chair @ the International Actuarial Association’s Health Section delved into;
    • Covid-19 Vaccines – the End of the Beginning or the Beginning of the End?
  • Daniel Zollars, Managing Director @ Maple Life Analytics presented on the;
    • Impact of COVID-19 on Older Age Mortality

I would like to thank EY for hosting.

Webinar – Perspectives from the Market; ESG with Respect to Life Risk (WATCH NOW)

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Our expert panel presented their views on why ESG has been brought to the forefront of investor decision making, how Life Risk market participants are leading capital markets efforts for positive change and what future developments we should expect.

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Greg Winterton, Managing Editor of AlphaWeek introduced the session and Chaired our expert group of speakers through a series of presentations followed by a Q&A. Greg was joined by;

  • Jillian Williams, Chief Underwriting Officer and Head of ESG @ Leadenhall Capital Partners
  • Scott Willkomm, Chief Executive Officer @ Life Equity and Chairman @ European Life Settlement Association
  • Dirk Schmelzer, Partner, Head of Portfolio Management @ Plenum Investments Ltd.

I would like to thank EY for hosting and Actuarial Risk Management (ARM) for sponsoring the webinar.

Webinar – Perspectives from the Market; Future of Life Risk (WATCH NOW)

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ELSA has assembled an engaging group of industry leaders to discuss perspectives on how the Life Risk markets will change in the years ahead and what we can expect in the new economic climate.

Himanshu Chaturvedi, Managing Director of Cambridge Associates, will introduce the session and Chair our expert group of speakers through a series of presentations followed by a Q&A where you will have the opportunity to pose your own questions.

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  • David Horley, Senior Actuary at Schroder Secquaero, will present on Life ILS, the Future of Life Risk,
  • Andrew Plevin, Co-CEO and Founder of BroadRiver Asset Management, will discuss Life Settlements: Trends and State of the Market, and
  • Jennifer Haid, CEO of Club Vita, will conclude with the Evolution of Longevity Risk Transfer.

I would like to thank our host EY and our webinar sponsor BroadRiver Asset Management. Please note that a full copy of the presentations can be made available upon request.

Webinar – COVID-19: Impact on Mortality at Older Ages (WATCH NOW)

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Expert speakers look to use past lessons learnt to understand the impact COVID-19 will have on those at older ages.

Gareth Mee, Partner at EY , will introduce the session and Chair our expert group of speakers through a series of presentations followed by a Q&A where you will have the opportunity to pose your own questions.

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  • Amy Kessler, SVP and Head of Longevity Risk Transfer at Prudential Retirement, will present on Longevity Risk & COVID-19 a Model for the Future.
  • Jospeh Lu, Director, Longevity Science at Legal & General, will discuss COVID-19’s Impact on Excess Deaths.
  • Matt Fletcher, Senior Consultant at Aon, will conclude with Understanding the Impact of Mortality at Older Ages.

I would like to thank our host EY and our webinar sponsor Willkie Farr & Gallagher.

For further information about ELSA or if you are interested in presenting, proposing a topic or sponsoring in this webinar series please reach out to ELSA Director Chris Wells (chris@elsa-sls.org) or visit the ELSA website.

Webinar – COVID-19: Learning from the Past, Understanding the Future (WATCH NOW)

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Expert speakers look to use past lessons learnt to understand the future impact COVID-19 will have on the life markets.

Patrick McAdams, Investment Director of SL Investment Management, will introduce the session and Chair our expert group of speakers through a series of presentations followed by a Q&A where you will have the opportunity to pose your own questions.

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  • Vince Granieri, Chief Executive Officer of Predictive Resources, will be present on compare and contrast with seasonal flu and the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
  • Nicola Oliver, Director of Life & Health at Medical Intelligence, will discuss SARS-CoV-2 – what it is, what it does, and why we should have been better prepared
  • Andrew Gething, Managing Director of MorganAsh, will discuss evolving evidence for mortality estimates, and
  • Cory Zass, Principal & Founder of Actuarial Risk Management, will delve into what we can learn from Machine Learning: from COVID-19 to morbidity.

I would like to thank our host EY and our webinar sponsor Predictive Resources.

For further information about ELSA or if you are interested in presenting, proposing a topic or sponsoring in this webinar series please reach out to ELSA Director Chris Wells (chris@elsa-sls.org) or visit the ELSA website.

Webinar – COVID-19: The Financial Impact on Life Risk (WATCH NOW)

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This 90 minutes webinar will delve into the financial impact of COVID-19 on Life Risk.

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The session was chaired by by Scott Willkomm, CEO of Life Equity and Chair of ELSA, who will introduce presentations from;

Stuart McDonald, Head of Demographic Assumptions & Methodology at Lloyds Banking Group, will be discussing how the impact of COVID-19 varies across society.

Richard Marshall, Director at Willis Towers Watson, will present on the changes in basic risk for parametric insurance linked securities post-COVID-19. 

Colin Dutkiewicz, Global Head of Life at AON Reinsurance Solutions, will delve into how COVID-19 will add to the complexity of life insurer solvency and product offering, given Solvency II, IFRS17 and the low-for-long interest rate environment. 

We would like to thank EY for hosting this webinar and Life Equity for sponsoring.

For further information about ELSA or if you are interested in presenting, proposing a topic or sponsoring in this webinar series please reach out to ELSA Director Chris Wells (chris@elsa-sls.org).

Recent ELSA Webinars

We represent European funding sources, service providers and intermediaries in the life settlement market who are looking to promote transparency by providing accurate, authoritative information to investors, regulators and the media.

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