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As economy worsens, some tapping into their life insurance
They may be called "life settlements," but this investment is really about gambling with death.
The deal is simple: People sell their life insurance policies to a life settlement provider, the provider then pays the premiums and cashes out when you die.
The buyers hire doctors to test the life expectancy of potential sellers to gauge when they will cash in.
"You are selling...
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