The recent lawsuit emerging from Delaware, reported by the Miami Herald, has thrown a spotlight on a somewhat obscure, yet profoundly concerning practice within the insurance industry—Stranger-Originated Life Insurance (STOLI) schemes. At the heart of this controversy is the estate of Martha Barotz, a retired woman in her early 70s, who became an unintended central figure in what appears to be financial exploitation targeting senior citizens. The Legal Implications of STOLI Schemes STOLI arrangements operate in a legal grey area, where investors, lacking any logical insurable interest, gamble on the…
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