Industry Association Supports Life Settlement Bill Introduced in D.C. (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
The Life Insurance Settlement Association announced its strong support today for the recently introduced bill in the District of Columbia City Council to regulate life settlements in that jurisdiction. This legislation, introduced at the request of the D.C. Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking, comprehensively protects life insurance policyowners by imposing tough licensing ...

Brian Viner interviews Justin Langer: Smiling tiger tells England to regain hunger (Independent)
Hatch Beauchamp in Somerset is about as different from Perth, Western Australia, as two English-speaking settlements can be. Which is one of the reasons Justin Langer, Hatch Beauchamp's temporary resident Aussie, is so enjoying himself this summer. "Mate, I say this with the utmost affection and respect, but it's like living in the olden days," he says, between mouthfuls of porridge at the ...