Unlocking the Hidden Value of Your Life Insurance

Unlocking the Hidden Value of Your Life Insurance


A Journey Through Life Settlements – Part 1 with Alan H. Buerger (Ep. 6)

December 04, 2023

Life insurance is a valuable asset that can provide financial security for your loved ones. 


But what if you no longer need or want your policy?


Have you heard of life settlements? Wondering how it can help you free up money for your retirement, health care, or other needs?


In this episode, Mark Mrky and Rob Haynie chat with Alan H. Buerger, Co-Founder and Chairman at Coventry. They explore the benefits of life settlements and how it can help individuals maximize the value of their life insurance policies. 


Alan also shares stories that highlight the real-life impact of these financial decisions while analyzing the latest innovations in the life settlements market.


Together, they discuss: 


  • Alan’s background as a life insurance agent and how he got involved in the life settlement business
  • The concept of the secondary market for life insurance
  • The significant financial value provided by life settlements to individuals
  • The evolution of life settlements, including the introduction of the SWAP program and the current trend of combining life settlements with annuities
  • And more!

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About our Guest: 


Alan H. Buerger is the chairman and co-founder of Coventry. Recognized as a visionary and one of the most influential people in the life settlement industry, he has been one of its chief innovators. He is an expert on the convergence of life insurance and capital markets and is known as the voice of the life settlement industry. 


Under Alan’s leadership, Coventry has created a secondary market for life insurance and transformed the life insurance industry by allowing consumers to sell their insurance policies in a free market environment. He has worked continuously to expand the power, value, and flexibility of life insurance. Coventry’s efforts have enabled policy owners to receive more than $4.5 billion for their unwanted policies. 


Alan is the former chairman and a former board member of the Life Insurance Settlement Association (LISA), which is the life settlement industry’s self-governing body. He is a frequent keynote speaker on a range of subjects, including emerging trends in life insurance, longevity-linked assets, and balancing regulation and opportunity in growing industries.