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Selling Death Short: The Regulatory And Policy Implications Of Viatical Settlements, Miriam R. Albert
Selling Death Short: The Regulatory And Policy Implications Of Viatical Settlements, Miriam R. Albert
Hofstra Law Faculty Scholarship
In the late 1990’s, the escalation of AIDS into a national crisis has devastated its victims' health as well as their finances. This crisis generated the need for innovations both in medical approaches to the treatment of AIDS and HIV, and in financial options available to help patients finance their medical and other living expenses. One response of the financial community has been the creation of vehicles to provide terminally-ill policyholders with early access to the death benefits under their life insurance policies, which would otherwise be unavailable to them during their lives.
The article explores the creation and growth …
Aids And Divorce, Andrew Schepard
Aids And Divorce, Andrew Schepard
Hofstra Law Faculty Scholarship
AIDS is the greatest public health challenge of the late twentieth century. It is a frightening disease, inevitably fatal to its victims. We do not know who among us carries the virus that causes AIDS; symptoms may not become visible for years after infection. Yet, we do know that the numbers of people potentially afflicted are staggering. There is no cure, no miracle vaccine, in sight.
Inevitably, some people infected with the AIDS virus, will be married, parents, and involved in disintegrating relationships with their spouses. AIDS-related problems will be a focal point of their divorces. Indeed, such cases are …