On December 29, 2017, Life Settlement Absolute Return I, LLC (“LSAR”), along with Senior LS Holdings, LLC (“Senior LS”; collectively with LSAR, the “Debtors”), filed petitions for relief under Chapter 11 in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Case Nos. 17-13030 and 17-13031).
According to the Declaration in Support of the First Day Motions of Robert J. Davey, III (“Davey Declaration”), LSAR was formed as a special purpose vehicle to invest in life insurance policies in the life settlement market. LSAR has comprehensive agreements with third-parties for the provision of management, administrative and operational services. Senior LR operates as a holding company for the policies.
According to the Davey Declaration, the Debtors have been unable to pay their existing debt, primarily because many insureds have outlived their actuarial life expectancy, prolonging LSAR’s receipt of cash from the death benefits of the policies. Thus, it became financially difficult for LSAR to continue servicing premium payments on the policies.
The Debtors have have filed a number of first day motions, including a cash collateral motion, a joint administration motion, and a motion to maintain the Debtors’ bank accounts. As of the date of this post, the first day hearing has not yet been noticed. The cases have been assigned to the Honorable Mary F. Walrath.
Carl D. Neff is a partner with the law firm of Fox Rothschild LLP. You can reach Carl at (302) 622-4272 or at cneff@foxrothschild.com.