To date, there has been very little federal life settlement regulation, and only 8 states remain unregulated and have not adopted one of the two models – NAIC or NCOIL. The lack of federal licensing requirements and life settlement regulations may discourage owners of life insurance from considering life settlements as they are unsure as to which life settlement provider to trust. Owners currently have to rely on brokers or their own research to protect themselves in determining which life settlement companies are legitimate or not.
