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Monday, June 14, 2010
Lawyer's Heirs Fight Insurers In $56 Million Policy Intrigue
Days after New York attorney Arthur Kramer died unexpectedly at age 81, members of his family seated in a lawyer's office were told that in his final years, he had taken out $56.2 million in life insurance.There was a catch: They weren't the beneficiaries.
Mr. Kramer had bought seven large life-insurance policies and quickly arranged a sale of the right to claim the benefits. Investors, not relatives, would collect upon the death of the prominent attorney, the co-founder of law firm Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel and brother of playwright Larry Kramer. Read more... posted by Charles Monat Associates at 1:38 PM | 0 comments
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Hedge Funds, Correlation and the Broader Market
Back in January I made a brief point in a CNBC interview that, when looking for zero correlation assets, one would do well in considering the degree to which hedge funds in general tend to behave with a high degree of correlation to the broader equity markets. My point was that one of the few true asset classes with zero correlation to any market is, in fact, life policies.A favorite source of interesting analysis and commentary has posted a very interesting analysis on hedge fund vs S&P correlation and I suggest you head over and take a look. Read more... posted by Charles Monat Associates at 5:41 PM | 0 comments
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