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Securitization of Life Insurance Assets and Liabilities

2005; Wiley; Volume: 72; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1539-6975.2005.00121.x

1539-6975

Alex Cowley, J. David Cummins,

Law, logistics, and international trade

Journal of Risk and InsuranceVolume 72, Issue 2 p. 193-226 Securitization of Life Insurance Assets and Liabilities Alex Cowley, Alex Cowley Alex Cowley, FIA, is Senior Vice President within the Insurance Solutions Group of Lehman Brothers and is a Director of Lehman Re & Lehman Risk Advisors. J. David Cummins is the Harry J. Loman Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The author can be contacted by e-mail: [email protected].Search for more papers by this authorJ. David Cummins, J. David Cummins Alex Cowley, FIA, is Senior Vice President within the Insurance Solutions Group of Lehman Brothers and is a Director of Lehman Re & Lehman Risk Advisors. J. David Cummins is the Harry J. Loman Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The author can be contacted by e-mail: [email protected].Search for more papers by this author Alex Cowley, Alex Cowley Alex Cowley, FIA, is Senior Vice President within the Insurance Solutions Group of Lehman Brothers and is a Director of Lehman Re & Lehman Risk Advisors. J. David Cummins is the Harry J. Loman Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The author can be contacted by e-mail: [email protected].Search for more papers by this authorJ. David Cummins, J. David Cummins Alex Cowley, FIA, is Senior Vice President within the Insurance Solutions Group of Lehman Brothers and is a Director of Lehman Re & Lehman Risk Advisors. J. David Cummins is the Harry J. Loman Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The author can be contacted by e-mail: [email protected].Search for more papers by this author First published: 24 May 2005 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1539-6975.2005.00121.xCitations: 148 The material in this article has been co-authored by Alex Cowley and J. David Cummins and reflects solely the opinion of the co-authors and not that of Lehman Brothers or the Wharton School. The article should not be construed as a product of Lehman Brothers or its Research Department. It is for informational purposes only and has been compiled based upon publicly available sources of data. The co-authors assume full responsibility for its contents. Lehman Brothers makes no representation that the information contained in this document is accurate or complete. Opinions expressed herein are solely those of the co-authors and are subject to change without notice. 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