If roommate B files a series of claims, for example, the rates of
the original policy buyer would increase, and that person never filed a claim.
Not exact matches
The
buyer cashes in the full amount of the
policy when the
original owner dies.
The appeal of such transactions is that, where the
original policyowner has had an adverse change in health since the
policy was originally issued, a third - party
buyer may be willing to pay more for the
policy — and hold it until the death of the
original insured — than the insurance company is willing to offer as a cash surrender value.
A life settlement transaction will be most favorable for an insured who has had a significant adverse change in health, such that the
policy is likely to pay out as a death benefit sooner rather than later (and thus why the
buyer will pay more); the caveat, however, is that in such situations, it's especially appealing to keep the
policy for that very reason (as if it's good for the investor, it's good for the
original policyowner, too!).