BVZL-Summit 2011: International Secondary Markets for Life Insurance

Munich (ots) - The German association for Secondary Markets for
Life Insurance, BVZL, will host its 7th International Summit
"Secondary Markets for Life Insurance" at the Sofitel Munich
Bayerpost in Munich / Germany on March 29th - 30th, 2011. This top
conference event of the year will present industry leading speakers
discussing the hot topics in the industry together with excellent
networking opportunities and a very special social event on the
evening of March 29th.

Come and take advantage of the largest specialist conference
concerning "Secondary Markets for Life Insurance" in Europe. Hear
about and discuss news, trends and market opportunities concerning
Secondary Markets for Life Insurance with international industry
experts coming from policy originators / providers, institutional
investors, emission houses, distributors, investment / consulting
companies, banks and insurance companies.

A series of excellent speakers - together with the conference
chairmen Ingo Wichelhaus and Christian Seidl (BVZL, Executive Board)
- will discuss the following topics:

- Are TEPs finished or do investments in British secondary market
policies make sense again?

- German endowment policies - much better than their reputation!

- Life Expectancy Best Practices - A significant step forward!

- Transparent Life Settlement Industry for Investors: The
Transparency Project!

- Protecting your life settlement investments - what to expect
from trade associations?

- Insurance-linked assets - more than just life insurance risks!

Due to the resounding success of the event last year, there will
be another US Special Day in addition to the BVZL Summit 2011. The US
Special Day, will be held at the Sofitel Munich Bayerpost as well on
Wednesday, March 30th (9.00 am - 2.00 pm) and is an exclusive
platform to discuss the latest and important developments on the US
life settlement market.

The conference chairmen and the two moderators, Dr. Jochen Ruß ifa
- institute for finance and actuary science) and Zohar Elhanani,
(Legacy Benefits / Co-Head of the BVZL US section), will host top
industry experts at the following panel discussions:

- LE-Provider - Can we get better, if not best, LE-Practices?

- Investor Roundtable: Lessons learned and future strategy!

The intention of these panel discussions is to learn more about
the historical development, the current status and the future of the
asset class of US life settlements, including the bad things, which
happened, the progress that has been made since then on various
aspects and the challenges still laying ahead of the industry. The
panellists and the audience will discuss and work on specific ideas
and measures in order to improve the public perception of this asset
class and of the industry and to regain the trust and reawaken the
appetite of especially German and European investors for US life
settlement investments.

As a result of this US Special Day, BVZL would like to present a
specific action plan, which was developed and approved by the
participants and then should be implemented as quickly as possible.

For detailed information about the BVZL Summit 2011 and about the
US Special Day please contact:

BVZL e. V.
Member Services
Blanka Stricevic
phone: +49-89-242037 - 08
facsimile: +49-89-242037 - 09
email: blanka.stricevic@bvzl.de
or visit the official BVZL website: www.bvzl.de

Contact:
BVZL e. V.
Communication & Politics
Lothar Trummer
phone: +49-89-242037 - 08
facsimile: +49-89-242037 - 09
email: lothar.trummer@bvzl.de
or visit the official BVZL website: www.bvzl.de