About us

About us

How we advocate for seniors.

Here’s a hard truth: The number of seniors at risk of not having enough to live on is growing. That’s why Lighthouse Life advocates for making life settlements an accepted, important, and accessible financial option for seniors and their families.

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We conduct ourselves with the highest standards of integrity in the market. Advisors can count on us to be strong partners in their practices.

Lighthouse Life is a BBB accredited business.

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August 1, 2022

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August 1, 2022

We advocate for seniors, so they can get what’s rightfully theirs.

We advocate for efficient and simple processes that get assets in policyholders’ hands in weeks, not months.

We advocate for transparency that exceeds industry standards.

We advocate for families across the country. We want every American to know what a powerful resource a life settlement can be.

Leadership team

Michael Freedman, CEO and co-founder of Lighthouse Life

Michael Freedman

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board
Michael Freedman, CEO and co-founder of Lighthouse Life

Michael Freedman is Chairman and CEO of LHL Strategies, Inc and its subsidiaries. Michael has been a leading voice in the life settlement market for more than two decades, including serving as a senior executive for two life settlement companies before co-founding Lighthouse Life in 2018. Michael is the life settlement market’s leading expert on public policy developments, having been the driving force behind the enactment of virtually every state and federal law and regulation in force today, and has served as Chairman of the Public Policy Council of the Life Insurance Settlement Association (LISA), the life settlement industry’s oldest and largest trade group. Michael holds a BA from the University at Albany and a J D from the University at Buffalo School of Law.

Adam Lippman

Chief Operating Officer

Adam has over 20 years of life settlement industry experience, and was a co-founder of Settlement Benefits Association (SBA). While he wore many hats at SBA, he primarily focused on marketing and technology systems, while also helping to oversee the negotiating, underwriting, and accounting teams. Adam holds an MBA from the University of Florida, where he also served as a mentor in the program.

Charles Portz

Chief Financial Officer

Charles brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in finance, accounting, and operations across financial services, technology, and entrepreneurial ventures. His expertise spans fund architecture, operational execution, regulatory compliance, and investor relations. He has consistently built scalable infrastructures that support rapid growth while maintaining strong governance and accountability—demonstrating his ability to balance ambition with institutional discipline.

Noam Weiss

Chief Business Officer

Noam is a serial entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience in the life settlement industry. He co-founded Settlement Benefits Association (SBA) in 2002 and was responsible for negotiating life settlement offers, closing transactions, and overseeing the sales team. Under his leadership, SBA became a nationally recognized Life Settlement company, reviewing nearly $8 billion in net death benefit and helping close over 1,000 policies. Beyond his work in life settlements, Noam is a member of The Young Professionals of Wellington, serves on the School Advisory Committee as a business member, and has been a subject matter expert published in the Wall Street Journal, Society of Financial Service Professionals, Agent Sales Journal, Ethics.net, and Florida Trends.