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                    <title><![CDATA[California Insurance Department Schedules Workshop on Regulations]]></title>
                    <link>http://lifesettlements.dealflow.com/article/article.cfm?sk=dlthcdfpzxcblpb</link>
                    <description><![CDATA[The California Department of Insurance has scheduled a workshop for March 9 seeking comment on six p...]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:01:05 PST</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[Federal Authorities Charge Three Insurance Agents in $100M STOLI Scheme]]></title>
                    <link>http://lifesettlements.dealflow.com/article/article.cfm?sk=svbumasnrzpkrll</link>
                    <description><![CDATA[Three life insurance agents each face up to 80 years in prison after they were charged by federal au...]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:00:31 PST</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[EEA Fund Earns $62M from Maturities]]></title>
                    <link>http://lifesettlements.dealflow.com/article/article.cfm?sk=kzgfmwabekziplv</link>
                    <description><![CDATA[EEA Life Settlements Fund, which was suspended following &amp;quot;unprecedented&amp;quot; redemption reques...]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:56:55 PST</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[Washington Legislation Would Weaken Consumer Disclosure Option]]></title>
                    <link>http://lifesettlements.dealflow.com/article/article.cfm?sk=egnjohimzdqectd</link>
                    <description><![CDATA[A legislative proposal under consideration in the state of Washington would no longer require insure...]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:18:33 PST</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[FSA Investigating Catalyst, Article Says]]></title>
                    <link>http://lifesettlements.dealflow.com/article/article.cfm?sk=ivnyevoifkcyirw</link>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Financial Services Authority confirmed it is investigating London-based Catalyst Investment Grou...]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[FSA&apos;s Cole Leaving the Agency After Seven Years]]></title>
                    <link>http://lifesettlements.dealflow.com/article/article.cfm?sk=lgutfchbkwiwfya</link>
                    <description><![CDATA[Financial Services Authority Managing Director Margaret Cole, who called life settlement investments...]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 02:09:31 PST</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[New York Appellate Court Validates $5M Policy, Insurer Ignored Fraud]]></title>
                    <link>http://lifesettlements.dealflow.com/article/article.cfm?sk=qbeuwykfxbscwfv</link>
                    <description><![CDATA[A New York state appeals court said when an insurer discovers fraud after issuing a policy but conti...]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:07:05 PST</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[Wells Fargo Asks Judge to Reconsider Pruco Decision in Light of New Evidence]]></title>
                    <link>http://lifesettlements.dealflow.com/article/article.cfm?sk=rntyoqdupooildq</link>
                    <description><![CDATA[Wells Fargo Bank is asking a Florida federal judge to reverse his decision in the Pruco Life Insuran...]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:48:35 PST</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[Taylor Leaves Chartis to Form New Firm Backed By Reid Buerger]]></title>
                    <link>http://lifesettlements.dealflow.com/article/article.cfm?sk=xmhowscqslumnzm</link>
                    <description><![CDATA[Bill Taylor, senior vice president and chief underwriting officer at Chartis, confirmed that he has ...]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:39:31 PST</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[Senior Actuary at Griffin Risk Capital Partners Dies Unexpectedly]]></title>
                    <link>http://lifesettlements.dealflow.com/article/article.cfm?sk=xgkjcxkvmholmfm</link>
                    <description><![CDATA[Nik Bardulla, a senior actuary at Griffin Risk Capital Partners, died unexpectedly Feb. 3 on a plane...]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:32:27 PST</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[Coventry Reportedly Fires 30% of Staff]]></title>
                    <link>http://lifesettlements.dealflow.com/article/article.cfm?sk=ncdjwtgtmizyjmz</link>
                    <description><![CDATA[More than 60 Coventry employees lost their jobs in February, or 30% of the staff in the life settlem...]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:25:18 PST</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[Lifemark Vote Postponed, Investor Says]]></title>
                    <link>http://lifesettlements.dealflow.com/article/article.cfm?sk=awtccfrmqokqvth</link>
                    <description><![CDATA[A Feb. 13 bondholder vote on a liquidation plan for embattled life settlement bond company Lifemark ...]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:54:11 PST</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[ELSA Walks Fine Line to Represent the Industry]]></title>
                    <link>http://lifesettlements.dealflow.com/article/article.cfm?sk=simdbmgcjygvlat</link>
                    <description><![CDATA[As the U.K.&apos;s financial regulator takes steps to limit marketing of life settlements to retail inves...]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:32:32 PST</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[Strategic Life Settlement Fund Director Resigns]]></title>
                    <link>http://lifesettlements.dealflow.com/article/article.cfm?sk=nujlwmjqfoagavh</link>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Strategic Life Settlement Fund said that Joseph Keane has resigned as a director....]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:45:00 PST</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[Life Expectancy Provider ISC Services Is Shutting Down]]></title>
                    <link>http://lifesettlements.dealflow.com/article/article.cfm?sk=yltsvkcdlejdaxh</link>
                    <description><![CDATA[ISC Services, which is among the five main life expectancy providers in the life settlement business...]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:56:01 PST</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[Fortress Alleges Fraud in $50M Lawsuit Against Pacifica Group, KBC Bank]]></title>
                    <link>http://lifesettlements.dealflow.com/article/article.cfm?sk=gvnzxjyvzircpen</link>
                    <description><![CDATA[Fortress Investment Group has sued Pacifica Group and KBC Bank NV alleging fraud in its purchase of ...]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:52:00 PST</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[Underhill Leaves Credit Suisse for Fortress Investment Group]]></title>
                    <link>http://lifesettlements.dealflow.com/article/article.cfm?sk=zfubvqgkflhlwmq</link>
                    <description><![CDATA[Robert Underhill, former director and counsel at Credit Suisse, has joined Fortress Investment Group...]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:39:00 PST</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[Bill Introduced in U.S. Senate to Clarify Tax Treatment of Life Settlements]]></title>
                    <link>http://lifesettlements.dealflow.com/article/article.cfm?sk=admnxzmueklwfnz</link>
                    <description><![CDATA[A tax bill in the U.S. Senate would revise an Internal Revenue Service rule that penalizes people wh...]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:02:00 PST</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[California Court Hands Life Settlement Market a Win in Barnes Case]]></title>
                    <link>http://lifesettlements.dealflow.com/article/article.cfm?sk=mbrfglrelsywdis</link>
                    <description><![CDATA[In what appears to be the latest victory for the life settlement market in California, a federal cou...]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:30:00 PST</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[Utah Court Says Carrier Not Entitled to Reimbursement from Insured]]></title>
                    <link>http://lifesettlements.dealflow.com/article/article.cfm?sk=zvgrcufjbandigb</link>
                    <description><![CDATA[A Utah federal court decision involving an injury to a seven-year-old boy who was hit in the head by...]]></description>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:40:05 PST</pubDate>
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