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Sale of Viatical Investments as Securities (Washington State)

This release is from the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions.

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In 1999, Securities Administrator Deborah Bortner sent out a letter to insurance agents in the State of Washington regarding the applicability of the state securities laws to the offer and sale of viatical settlement contracts to investors. Under such a contract, a terminally ill person sells the death benefit in his or her life insurance policy in return for cash that can be used for current expenses. Continue reading