These days, many older Americans may be having financial difficulties as a result of the recent economic downturn and might therefore experience difficulties with regard to simply meeting their monthly costs. As a consequence, a number of states across the country are now trying to make it easier for them to find solutions to these problems by leaning on their life insurance policies.

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Life insurance companies have had a difficult time maintaining business in the past few years as a result of the economic downturn and many consumers turning away from these products because they viewed them as luxuries rather than necessities. Now, more trouble might be on the horizon, this time in the form of potentially massive regulatory changes.

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The future of the life settlements industry seems bright, due to increased regulation and an increased confidence in the underlying asset itself. Through the public becoming much more aware of life settlements and legislators requiring, in some states, that the insurance companies notify insured's about life settlements options, the supply of policies in the life settlements market will hopefully increase.

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The decision to delay implementation of the business exchange mandate of the Affordable Care Act was made in part to accommodate government agencies that may have been a little behind schedule, but also to encourage companies to continue their hiring efforts seen in recent months. For a number of businesses nationwide, though, the announcement came a little too late.

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