Cashing Out

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A documentary about the history of viatical settlements, a market in which investors purchase interests in life-insurance policies from policyholders.

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Planet Money
Life insurance becomes a bet on when people die
Life settlements can give policyholders needed financial flexibility while turning their expected deaths into investment returns, exposing the moral costs of financial innovation.
Aug 14, 2026 · 39 min

1 episode featuring Cashing Out

Life insurance becomes a bet on when people die