Thursday, August 15, 2013

Longread #368 -- Are You Worth More Dead or Alive? -- 8/15/13

This longread looks at the secondary market for life insurance policies and the complicated underwriting that makes this market possible. While contradictory to how we usually think of life insurance working, for some patients, this represents a rational way to access short-term credit to help with medical bills or other costs.

Vacation tomorrow means another Friday with no longread. Enjoy the weekend!

"Are You Worth More Dead or Alive?" by James Vlahos
Published in the New York Times, August 10, 2013

Eric

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