Emmanuel Modu, head of insurance-linked securities of A.M. Best Co., is participating in the Life Settlements and Longevity Summit being held on September 30 and October 1 at the Millennium Broadway Hotel, New York City, New York.

Mr. Modu’s presentation, “Examining the Role of Rating Agencies Within a Life Settlement Securitization,” is on Thursday, October 1 at 10:45 am.

Mr. Modu will also participate in a panel discussion, “Securitization of a Life Settlements Pool,” at 11:10 am on the same day – on which he will be joined by Isaac Efrat, senior managing director of Aladdin Capital, Rachel Coan, partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, Scott Willkomm, senior vice president of Coventry, and Wai-Keung Tang, founder and president of Kappa Life.

Conference is only a few days away… Here is an excerpt about the event.

As we head into 2010, this year’s conference focuses on the active legislative and regulatory environment. We’ve arranged an impressive list of speakers that will be part of the main agenda, as well as participating in informal discussion groups throughout the event. This is your chance to hear from Sen. Ron Calderon (D) from California, Rep. Alan Hays (R) from Florida, Sen. Ralph Hudgens (R) from Georgia, Steve Hooe from the IRS, Eric Werner from the SEC, and a variety of state insurance representatives. Other topics will include:

• Life Insurance Securitizations
• Mitigating Extension Risk and Understanding Mortality
• Synthetic Derivatives and Longevity Swaps
• The Impact of IRS Tax Rulings
• Using Transparency to Grow the Market
• Are Life Settlements an Alternative Investment for Pension Funds?

They are also introducing Audience Response Technology that will provide more attendee participation than ever before. I don’t know exactly what they mean by this, but it will be interesting.

More info, dates, times, and hotel reservations:
The Life Settlements Conference 2009