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	<title>Michael Abraham</title>
	<link>http://www.michaelabraham.net</link>
	<description>Life Settlement Specialist</description>
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		<title>Securitizations – is it really nonsense?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was reading an article the other  day about Deutsche Bank written by Donna Horowitz.  In it one paragraph states  ‘Once Deutsche Bank realized it was going to have a hard time finding enough  policies and the policy payouts extended past the 10 year term, the bank should  have wound up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.michaelabraham.net/securitizations-%e2%80%93-is-it-really-nonsense</link>
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		<title>Maine May Amend Life Settlement Law</title>
		<description><![CDATA[National Underwriter Life and Health
A bill has been proposed in Maine that would clarify a state law requiring life insurance companies to notify policy holders of their option to sell their policy rather than let it lapse.
The new bill, LD 1523,  seeks to amend PL 2009, c. 376, which was signed into law in June [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.michaelabraham.net/maine-may-amend-life-settlement-law</link>
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		<title>Michael Abraham comments on the Citywire article</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Michael Abraham comments on the Citywire article.
Q. There has been an article published on Citywire  regarding the liquidator of the Shepherds Select Fund taking action against you through the Isle of Man (IOM) Court.  You made no comment at the time of the article.  Do you have a comment to make now?
A.  When contacted by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.michaelabraham.net/michael-abraham-comments-on-the-citywire-article</link>
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		<title>PwC Prepares to Sue Directors of Collapsed Shepherds Select Fund</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Iain Martin originally published 23 December 2009
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is preparing to sue the founder and director of Shepherds Select, the Isle of Man-based life settlement fund that collapsed four years ago.
Acting as the fund’s liquidator PwC will sue former Shepherds directors Mike Abraham and Jeremy Leach for breaching their duty to investors in an attempt to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.michaelabraham.net/pwc-prepares-to-sue-directors-of-collapsed-shepherds-select-fund</link>
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		<title>Leach Denies Involvement in Shepherds Select Investment Strategy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Michelle McGagh originally published 24 December 2009
Former Shepherds Select director Jeremy Leach has denied he was involved in the investment strategy behind the life settlement fund, which collapsed four years ago.
As reported by New Model Adviser® yesterday, the liquidator of the Shepherds Select fund PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said it is preparing to sue the founder [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.michaelabraham.net/leach-denies-involvement-in-shepherds-select-investment-strategy</link>
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		<title>Will &#8216;Life Settlements&#8217; Grow in 2010? You Bet Your Life!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bnet
By: Ed Leefeldt
For many people, there’s something inherently distasteful about “life settlements.” The New York Times warns that it could lead to the next mortgage crisis. State regulators claim it takes advantage of the sick and elderly. Life insurers hate it with a capital ‘H’.
Yet the industry continues to thrive, and, despite all the speed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.michaelabraham.net/will-life-settlements-grow-in-2010</link>
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		<title>Ten Life Settlement Industry Predictions for 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Technorati (blog)
By: Christian Evulich
1. Life settlement buying activity will return at an incremental and measured pace as institutional funds find increased liquidity and easing pressure from balance sheet issues.
2. Feverish talk of large scale life settlement securitization will increase and bring more attention to the industry. This will of course feed speculation that the life [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.michaelabraham.net/ten-life-settlement-industry-predictions-for-2010</link>
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		<title>Feature: Execs Address Adverse Publicity for Settlements Industry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[National Underwriter Life and Health
By: Trevor Thomas
One of the myths and misconceptions surrounding life insurance settlements is that they take advantage of the terminally ill and elderly, said William Scott Page, chief executive officer of Wm. Page &#38; Associates Inc., Atlanta, at a recent webinar.
Commentary by Michael Abraham:
The article itself is well balanced, it is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.michaelabraham.net/feature-execs-address-adverse-publicity-for-settlements-industry</link>
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		<title>A New Lease on Life Insurance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Miami Herald
By: Nirvi Shah
Seniors who need cash in the midst of the recession may want to consider selling their life insurance policies, some financial advisors say.
http://www.miamiherald.com/business/personal-finance/story/1379877.html
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		<link>http://www.michaelabraham.net/a-new-lease-on-life-insurance</link>
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		<title>Settlement Strategies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Best’s Review
It&#8217;s not every day that a push for more regulation can be construed as a pro-insurance-industry move. But some within the fledgling life settlement industry hope that pro-consumer legislation in the states of Washington and Maine leads to a tipping point.
Commentary by Michael Abraham:
Good considered regulation can no doubt help, but it is a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.michaelabraham.net/settlement-strategies</link>
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