ABOUT US
Protect Wealth. Grow Confidently. Sleep Easy.

Winterleaf Investments empowers financial professionals with exclusive access to the life settlement asset class—delivering stable, non-market correlated returns designed to strengthen portfolios, preserve capital, and drive long-term performance with confidence.
OUR DUTY
To generate stable and predictable value, you need a partner built exclusively for life settlements—and fully aligned with your long-term success.
At Winterleaf, your outcomes are our priority. With over two decades of singular team focus, we turn actuarial depth and global market access into purpose-built investment solutions. Every policy is underwritten with precision, every strategy designed with your clients’ needs in mind. We serve financial advisors with the clarity, conviction, and discipline required to deliver consistent, non-correlated performance across all market environments.
100+ A+
Insurance Carriers
$5B+
Life Settlements Underwritten
21+
Years of Team Experience
Our Story and Mission
For over two decades, Winterleaf Investments has operated at the forefront of the life settlement industry, with an unwavering commitment to a single asset class. With over 20 years of team experience, we have underwritten more than $5 billion in life settlement policies, leveraging deep actuarial expertise and global reach to serve financial professionals and institutions across multiple continents. Our mission is clear: to deliver stable, non-correlated returns through a disciplined, transparent, and ethical approach to life settlement investing. As a specialist firm, we exist to help our partners navigate complexity, unlock long-term value, and offer their clients a resilient portfolio cornerstone in an increasingly uncertain financial world.
Meet Our Leaders
Our dedicated team at Winterleaf Investments is committed to providing exceptional service and expertise to our valued clients.
Christian Blane
CEO
Juan Carlos Salas
CIO
Nicolas Cuello
CDO
Diego Primavesi
MD Southern Cone
Sergio Reyes
MD Central America
Gustavo Darquea
MD Ecuador
Meljane Smith
HR Lead
Alexandre Pagliuso
MD Brazil Institutional
Marcus Saki
Underwriting Team Lead
Wilson Freire
MD Brazil Retail
John Lavendar
Technology Team Lead
What to Expect as Our Partner
The Power of Enduring Partnership

You entrust us with your clients’ long-term financial wellbeing. At Winterleaf, we take that responsibility seriously—investing the time to understand your goals and tailoring life settlement strategies that align with your vision for durable, risk-managed growth.
Precision Insights, Personally Delivered

Through our specialized focus and deep underwriting expertise, we translate longevity and actuarial trends into actionable investment insights—crafted to help you navigate today’s complexities and tomorrow’s opportunities.
A Network Built for Access

Our firm is embedded within a high-trust ecosystem of policy originators, brokers, actuaries, and legal specialists—giving us privileged access to life settlement opportunities that are often invisible to the broader market.
Responsibility, Not Just Returns

We recognize the lasting impact of the portfolios we help shape. That’s why we focus on life settlements—an asset class that promotes both financial resilience and social utility by creating secondary market value from otherwise dormant policies.
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