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Imperial Holdings, Inc. Announces Filing of Its Annual Report on Form 10-K

BOCA RATON, Fla., March 31, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Imperial Holdings, Inc. ("Imperial"), a specialty finance company providing liquidity solutions with a focus on individual life insurance policies and purchasing structured settlement payments, today announced it has filed its Annual Report on form 10-K (Annual Report) for the year ended December 31, 2010 with the SEC.

The Annual Report is also available under the "Investor Relations" section of the company's website at www.imperial.com for review or download. Shareholders can also request a hard copy of the Annual Report free of charge by contacting the Company's Investor Relations Department at 701 Park of Commerce Blvd., Suite 301, Boca Raton, FL 33487.

About Imperial Holdings, Inc.

Imperial is a leading specialty finance company that, through its operating subsidiaries, provides customized liquidity solutions to owners of illiquid financial assets. Imperial's primary operating units are Premium and Structured Settlements. Imperial provides loans to policyholders for the payment of premiums and purchases life insurance policies. In its Structured Settlements unit, Imperial purchases from individuals long-term annuity payments issued by U.S. domestic insurance companies. More information about Imperial can be found at www.imperial.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release may contain certain "forward-looking statements" relating to the business of Imperial Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiary companies. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included herein are "forward-looking statements." These forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "expects" or similar expressions, and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Although Imperial believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Imperial's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those discussed in Imperial's periodic reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its website at www.sec.gov. All forward-looking statements attributable to Imperial or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. Other than as required under the securities laws, Imperial does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.

CONTACT: Imperial Holdings, Inc.
         David Sasso, 561.672.6114
         Director - Investor Relations
         IR@imperial.com
         www.imperial.com