
Insurance companies themselves do not participate in life settlements. Instead, licensed buyers evaluate policies and determine what they are willing to pay. Through Settle’s marketplace, these buyers use financial and actuarial analysis to estimate the potential value of your policy.
Buyers begin by estimating the insured person’s life expectancy using medical records and actuarial data. This helps them estimate how long they may need to continue paying premiums to keep the policy active.
Next, they analyze the policy structure, including the death benefit amount, premium costs, guarantee periods, cash value, and the financial strength of the insurance carrier. Buyers project the total cost of maintaining the policy over time and compare it with the future death benefit the policy will eventually pay.
The offer is based on the balance between future premium costs and the expected timing of the death benefit payout. Policies with lower premiums or shorter projected timelines generally receive higher offers, while policies with higher costs or longer timelines may be valued lower.
Because Settle connects your policy with multiple licensed buyers, several parties may review the same policy and submit offers. Since each buyer uses slightly different financial models and assumptions, this competitive process can help increase the final settlement value and ensure you receive a fair market offer.
