EU – European Union ECB – European Central Bank European Banking Authority EIOPA – European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority ESMA – European Securities and Markets Authority is an independent EU authority that protects the stability of the EU’s financial system. – esma.europa.eu/ ESRB – European Systemic Risk Board European Commission proposes laws, makes sure EU…

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SB-Video clips – todo – Congress 199x-GOV – Executive Life Pacific Life Executive Life beat us out of Pacific Lumber Contract Disclosure – Should be written by people who understand the material lobbying in California – Junk Bonds NOT LIFE Insurance 072418 — Full Committee Markup – Homelessness / jobs Maxine Waters (1:19) Sean Duffy…

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Michael McRaith 2005-2011 – Illinois Insurance Commissioner – 3/21/2005 – 6/1/2011 2011-? – FIO – Director, Federal Insurance Office BlackRock (p5) – Michael McRaith – Now, our diverse insurance sector will always include skeptics. 2017 0502 – GOV (Senate) – Examining the U.S.-EU Covered Agreement – [PDF-89p] 2009 0317 – GOV (Senate) – Perspectives on Modernizing…

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EIOPA – European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority eiopa.europa.eu/ Gabriel Bernardino EIOPA observed in several issues of its Financial Stability Report (2015, 2016d,e) the increasing penetration of unit and index-linked product in the market and warned on the potential implications for the policyholders.  (p37) 2017 – EIOPA – Systemic risk and macroprudential policy in insurance – 77p 2015…

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Unit Linked In the United Kingdom variable life assurance is known as “unit-linked” life assurance or merely “linked” life assurance. Its development was untidy and is not well documented, but over a period of about fifteen years it has grown from being an oddity to being a significant proportion (3.5 per cent) of the new-business…

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