Defunct Chicago firm at center of fight over life insurance bets

Crain's Daily Gist by Frank Sennett

Sep 22, 202600:22:44Business

A Chicago academic's business of projecting life expectancy is under scrutiny amid a court battle between rival firms that make bets on life insurance policies. Crain’s contributor Steven Strahler joins host Jeanne Sparr...

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