Insurance Policy - Buying The Beneficiary Position On A Life

"Arthur. How are you feeling?" I asked, the feigned concern tasting like copper in my mouth.

"Fair," Arthur mused, picking up the fountain pen. "A strange word for betting on a man’s funeral." buying the beneficiary position on a life insurance policy

"I’m dying, Elias. The doctors give me a week. Maybe two." "Arthur

He signed. I watched the ink dry on the beneficiary change form. My name, Elias Thorne, replaced his estranged daughter. With that stroke of a pen, I became the person most invested in Arthur Vance’s mortality. "A strange word for betting on a man’s funeral

"I just wanted to thank you, Elias," he said, and I could hear the ghost of a smile in his voice. "The Tuscan air is magnificent. I think I’ll stay a while."

In the industry, they call it a life settlement. To the uninitiated, it’s a "death bond." I prefer to think of it as a high-stakes bridge. I provide the capital for a man to enjoy his final years in a villa in Tuscany, and in exchange, I inherit the right to collect when his heart finally stops.

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