Exhibit 99.1

4350 East-West Hwy, Suite 900 Bethesda, MD 20814 +1 (847) 483-9401

February 1, 2016

Steven Sabes

Chief Operating Officer

GWG Life

220 South Sixth Street, Suite 1200

Minneapolis, MN 55402

Steven:

You have asked that we prepare a quarterly valuation of a GWG portfolio of life insurance settlements. The valuations were prepared under the assumptions described below, which you provided in phone conversations and e-mails. We utilized the revised policy portfolio data you provided on 1/22/2016 to project potential cash flows monthly following the 12/31/2015 valuation date, based on the premiums and other values in the policy records provided.

Data Reliance

In preparing these valuations, we relied upon:

Results

Using the assumptions stated below, we calculated the net present values as of the valuation dates using the specified discount rates of 11.09% and 6.98%. These results will be e-mailed to you in the Excel reports generated, including a Portfolio Summary and List of Policies, from the MAPS Portfolio valuation model.

The Expected Net Present Value is the probabilistic average value of the portfolio. These values are calculated actuarially; assuming that the amount of premiums paid and death benefits received are proportional to the probabilities of survival. Since death will occur at an unknown discrete point in time, the actual return for a policy, and a portfolio of policies, may vary significantly from the Expected Value.

Model Actuarial Pricing Systems, LP

4350 East-West Hwy, Suite 900 Bethesda, MD 20814 +1 (847) 483-9401

The Stochastic analysis can return information about the range of values that might be achieved along with probabilities that the results might be better or worse than the Expected or a specified level. The Stochastic analysis creates random scenarios where a discrete date of death is independently projected for each life based on its mortality curve. The net present value of the portfolio for each scenario is calculated as the present value of projected death benefits minus the present value of projected premiums. The scenarios are ranked by value. The 95th Percentile Net Present Value is the portfolio value exceeded by 95% of the stochastic scenarios. The 95% CTE is the Contingent Tail Expectation for the 95th percentile, and is the average of the 5% of scenarios with the lowest net present value.

The valuations (1) do not include premiums paid before the valuation date, and (2) assume that the insured remains alive at the valuation date. The valuations also assume that the policy COIs and policy expense charges remain at current levels in the future. If these charges are increased, the projected values would decrease. The above values do not consider any federal income or other taxes.

Summary of MAPS Model Settings and Assumptions

We used the following assumptions as discussed with you:

Notice on Mortality and Volatility

Parties engaged in life settlements commonly obtain and use "life expectancies" in their considerations. While life expectancies are provided for individuals, they are developed from expected patterns of mortality of large groups of similar individuals. No one knows exactly when any one individual will die, nor is a life expectancy intended to suggest the time until death will be near the life expectancy. Any one individual may live much longer than his or her estimated life expectancy or that projected by applying a mortality rating to any particular mortality table. Even for a large group of lives, the actual mortality for the group may be less than expected for a variety of reasons (such as improvements in medical technology, unanticipated general mortality improvement, or incorrect estimation of the life expectancy). Stochastic simulation and sensitivity testing can help to quantify these risks, but such tests should not be interpreted as a guarantee of any particular financial outcome. Investors will earn less than expected on the policy of any individual who lives longer than his life expectancy.

Model Actuarial Pricing Systems, LP

4350 East-West Hwy, Suite 900 Bethesda, MD 20814 +1 (847) 483-9401

Background

Model Actuarial Pricing Systems, LP is a subsidiary of Cantor Fitzgerald (a leading global financial services firm) providing life settlement software and services worldwide to a variety of customers including life settlement brokers, providers, consultants and investors.

Since its inception in late 1990s, the MAPS Single Policy Valuation Model has been the industry standard life settlement valuation model for both single life and joint life insurance contracts. Incorporating sophisticated analysis and valuation algorithms, the MAPS Model transformed the life settlements industry by providing actuarially correct valuation of the premium and death benefit cash flows associated with a life settlement transaction.

Very truly yours,

Lisa Simms

Model Actuarial Pricing Systems, LP

Model Actuarial Pricing Systems, LP

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