Elena Plesco Joins Abacus Life (ABL) as Chief Capital Officer
03 April 2024 - 1:48AM
Abacus Life, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABL) (“Abacus” or the “Company”), a
leading buyer of life insurance policies and vertically integrated
alternative asset manager specializing in specialty insurance
products, today announced that Elena Plesco has joined Abacus as
Chief Capital Officer.
Based in New York, Ms. Plesco has over a decade of investing
experience in the financial services and assets sectors. Ms. Plesco
is joining Abacus from KKR, where she served as the Co-Head of
Specialty Finance, within the asset-based finance business, focused
on debt and equity investments in consumer and esoteric finance
companies. Prior to KKR, she worked in the investment banking
division of J.P. Morgan where she was involved in a variety of
mergers, acquisitions, and other advisory transactions. As Chief
Capital Officer for Abacus, Ms. Plesco will oversee capital
management initiatives, ensuring optimization of the company's
financial structure and facilitating global expansion through
strategic investments.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Elena to the Abacus team as we
continue to broaden our financial and business scope,” said Abacus
Chief Executive Officer Jay Jackson. “Elena brings a wealth of
investing and financing experience across several different asset
classes, which complements our ongoing goal of further enhancing
our investment management services. We are looking forward to
having her help maximize returns for our shareholders.”
“I am truly energized to embark on this journey with Abacus,”
added Ms. Plesco. “Having known the management team for over five
years, I am impressed with what they have been able to build. I
look forward to leveraging our collective expertise to drive
forward the ambitious long-term growth strategy of Abacus as a
global financial player.”
About Abacus
Abacus is a leading vertically integrated alternative asset
manager and market maker, specializing in longevity and actuarial
technology. The company is democratizing the life insurance space
through three groundbreaking new channels: ABL Tech, ABL Wealth,
and ABL Longevity Growth & Income Funds. Since 2004, Abacus has
purchased life insurance policies from consumers seeking liquidity
and has actively managed those policies over time (via trading,
holding, and/or servicing). With over $5BN in face value of
policies purchased, we have helped thousands of clients maximize
the value of life insurance. Abacus Life is the only public life
settlement company, trading on the Nasdaq Exchange under the ticker
symbol ABL.
Over the past 20 years, the company has built an
institutionalized origination and portfolio management process that
is supported by a 100+ person team, long-term relationships with 78
institutional partners and 30,000 financial advisors, and the
ability to operate in 49 states. The Company complies with HIPAA
and privacy laws to maintain and protect confidentiality of
financial, health, and medical information. Abacus is also proud to
be a BBB Accredited Business with an A+ rating.
www.Abacuslife.com
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facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section
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limited to: the fact that Abacus’s loss reserves are bases on
estimates and may be inadequate to cover its actual losses; the
failure to properly price Abacus’s insurance policies; the
geographic concentration of Abacus’s business; the cyclical nature
of Abacus’s industry; the impact of regulation on Abacus’s
business; the effects of competition on Abacus’s business; the
failure of Abacus’s relationships with independent agencies; the
failure to meet Abacus’s investment objectives; the inability to
raise capital on favorable terms or at all; the effects of acts of
terrorism; and the effectiveness of Abacus’s control environment,
including the identification of control deficiencies.
These forward-looking statements are also affected by the risk
factors, forward-looking statements and challenges and
uncertainties set forth in documents filed by Abacus with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including the
Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and
subsequent periodic reports. These filings identify and address
other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
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except as required by law, does not intend to update or revise
these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events, or otherwise. Abacus does not give any
assurance that it will achieve its expectations.
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