https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/how-the-aids-crisis-helped-create-a-multibillion-dollar-death-speculation-market-planet-moneyContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/how-the-aids-crisis-helped-create-a-multibillion-dollar-death-speculation-market-planet-moneyhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/how-the-aids-crisis-helped-create-a-multibillion-dollar-death-speculation-market-planet-money#u49306Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:56:36 +0000Investors buy life insurance policies and collect payouts when policyholders die. This market emerged partly due to the AIDS crisis. Investors offer people with terminal illnesses or high-risk conditions a fraction of their policy's value, allowing them to profit before death. For example, a man with a rare cancer sold his $1.5 million life insurance policy for $430,000.Why it mattersThe death-speculation market has grown into a multibillion-dollar industry. It allows people facing financial difficulties, especially those with terminal illnesses, to access funds while they are still alive