Forward-looking Statements
When used in this Annual Report, the words "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "continue," "estimate," "project," "intend," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements regarding events, conditions, and financial trends that may affect our future plans of operations, business strategy, operating results, and financial position. Persons reviewing this Annual Report are cautioned that any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties and that actual results may differ materially from those included within the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Such factors are discussed further below under "Trends and Uncertainties," and also include general economic factors and conditions that may directly or indirectly impact our financial condition or results of operations. Reference is also made to the caption "Forward-Looking Statements" at the forepart of this Annual Report, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
Overview
We are currently focused on the business of purchasing residual economic interests in a portfolio of life settlements. A life settlement is the sale of an existing life insurance policy to a third party for more than the policy's cash surrender value, but less than the face value of the policy benefit. After the sale, the new policy holder will pay the premiums due on the policy until maturity and then collect the settlement proceeds at maturity.
We currently do not purchase or hold life settlement or life insurance policies but, rather, previously held a contractual right to receive the net insurance benefits, or NIBs, from a portfolio of life insurance policies held by a third party ("the Owners" or "the Holders"). These NIBs represent an indirect, residual ownership interest in a portfolio of individual life insurance policies and they allowed us to receive a portion of the settlement proceeds from such policies, after expenses related to the acquisition, financing, insuring and servicing of the policies underlying our NIBs have been paid.
We were not responsible for maintaining premiums or other expenses related to maintaining the underlying life settlement or life insurance policies. Ownership of the underlying life settlement or life insurance policies, and the related obligation to maintain such policies, remains with the entity that holds such policies. However, in the event of default of the owner, the Company may choose to expend funds on premiums, interest and servicing costs to protect its interest in NIBs, though the Company has no legal responsibility nor adequate funds for these payments.
NIBs are generally sold by an entity that holds the underlying life settlement or life insurance policies, either directly or indirectly through a subsidiary, such an entity being referred to herein as a "Holder." A Holder, either directly or through a wholly owned subsidiary, purchases life insurance policies either from the insured or on the secondary market and aggregates them into a portfolio of policies. At the time of purchase, the Holder also (i) contracts with a service provider to manage the servicing of the policies until maturity, (ii) consider purchasing mortality re-insurance ("MRI") coverage under which payments will be made to the Holder in the event the insurance policies do not mature according to actuarial life expectancies, and (iii) arranges financing to cover the initial purchase of the insurance policies, the servicing of the life insurance policies until maturity and the payment of the MRI premiums. The financing obtained by the Holder for a portfolio of life settlement or life insurance policies is secured by the insurance policies for which the financing was obtained. After a Holder purchases policies, aggregates them into a portfolio and arranges for the servicing, MRI coverage and financing, the Holder contracts to sell NIBs related to the policies, which gives the holder of the NIBs the right to receive the proceeds from the settlement of the insurance policies after all of the expenses related to such policies have been paid. When an insurance policy underlying our NIBs comes to maturity, the insurance proceeds are first used to pay expenses associated with such policy. Once all of the expenses have been paid, the Holder will retain a small percentage of the proceeds and then will pay the remaining insurance proceeds to us.
We began purchasing NIBs during our fiscal year ended
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At present, we are a minor competitor in the Life Settlements market sector. We
will need substantial additional funds to effectively compete in this industry
and no assurance can be given that we will be able to adequately fund our
current and intended operations through debt or equity financing. In addition,
due to the foreclosure on the NIBs described below, the company has no current
source of operating revenues. We may be required to expend funds on premiums,
interest and servicing costs to protect our interest in NIBs, though we have no
legal responsibility nor adequate funds for these payments. In the event that
neither party fulfils the financial obligations pertaining to the premiums,
interest and servicing costs, we would be required to evaluate our investment in
NIBs for possible adverse impairment. During
When we hold NIBs, we use an estimation methodology to project cash flows and returns as presented. The estimation model requires many assumptions, including, but not limited to the following: (i) an assumption that the distinct number of lives in our portfolio would exhibit similar experience to a statistically diverse portfolio from which mortality tables have been created; (ii) an assumption that the life expectancies (the "LE" or "LEs") provided by LE providers represent the actuarial mean of the life expectancies of the insureds in our portfolio, (iii) the weighted average of the LEs provided by the LE providers represents an appropriate method for adjusting for discrepancies in the LEs; (iv) life expectancy tables and projections are accurate; (v) the minimum premiums calculated based on the in-force illustrations provided by life insurance carriers are accurate and will not change over the course of the lifetime of our portfolio; and (vi) the Holders' Lender fees, MRI fees, and insurance, servicing and custodial fees will not change materially over time. While this method of modeling cash flows is helpful in providing a theoretical expectation of potential returns that might be produced from our NIBs portfolio, actual cash flows and returns inevitably will be different (possibly materially) due to the fact that predicting the exact date of death of any individual is virtually impossible. The provision of a theoretical cash flow model is by no means any guarantee of any results. The actual performance of these NIB interests (as well as our future expectations as to what such performance might be) may differ substantially from our expectations, especially if any of the assumptions change or differ from our initial assumptions.
Results of Operations 2020Compared to 2019 Income Recognition
Due to the foreclosure agreement previously mentioned, no interest income was
recorded for the fiscal years ended
General & Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses totaled
Other Income and Expenses
For the year ended
For the year ended
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During the years ended
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Since our inception our operations have been primarily financed through sales of
equity instruments, debt financing, lines of credit and notes payable from
related parties and the issuance of convertible debentures. As of
2020Cash Flows Compared to 2019 Cash Flows
For the year ended
For the years ended
During the year ended
Debt
At
Effective
We may borrow money in the future to finance our operations but can make no guarantees that such credit will be made available to us. Any such borrowing will increase the risk of loss to the debt holder in the event we are unsuccessful in repaying such loans.
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The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern
basis under which the Company is expected to be able to realize its assets and
satisfy its liabilities in the normal course of business. Due to the foreclosure
on the NIBs mentioned above, the company has no current source of future
revenues. In order to meet financial obligations, the Company will need to
continue to rely on debt financing from related parties and/or raise additional
capital. Management has concluded that its existing capital resources and
availability under its existing convertible debentures and debt agreements with
related parties will be sufficient to fund its operating working capital
requirements for at least the next 12 months, or through
Contractual Obligations and Contingencies
The following table sets forth payments due by period for fixed contractual
obligations by maturity date as of
Maturity Date Year Ended Year Ended March 31, Total March 31, 2021 2022 Thereafter Debt Obligations$ 2,450,508 $ -$ 2,450,508 $ - Interest payable 412,594 - 412,594 - Total$ 2,863,102 $ -$ 2,863,102 $ -
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of our financial statements requires that we make estimates and judgments. We base these on historical experience and on other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable.
Income Taxes, The Company accounts for income taxes under FASB ASC 740, "Income Taxes". Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based upon differences between the financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. Accounting standards require the consideration of a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets if it is "more likely than not" that some component or all of the benefits of deferred tax assets will not be realized. The primary factor management considers when evaluating the realization of the deferred tax assets is the amount of cash flows (which represents taxable income) to be received from the Company's NIBs prior the expiration of the tax net loss carryforwards.
The tax effects from an uncertain tax position can be recognized in the financial statements only if the position is more likely than not of being sustained if the position were to be challenged by a taxing authority. The Company has examined the tax positions taken in its tax returns and determined that there are no uncertain tax positions. As a result, the Company has recorded no uncertain tax liabilities in its balance sheet. Interest and penalties for uncertain positions, when applicable, would be recognized as a component of income tax expense.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
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