Shock The flexibility of Universal Life that initially appealed to the policyholder which allowed him to change premium payments, coverages, etc., will make this annual report of the condition of his “account” an unanticipated shock. —  Dale W. Hotze, is President of Hotze & Associates Inc., Jacksonville, Florida.  1983 – SOA – Universal Life (rsa83v9n32), Society…

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Frank Keating 1995-2003 – Governor of Oklahoma 2003-2010 – ACLI, American Council of Life Insurers, President 2011-2015 – American Bankers Association, President 2004 0909 – GOV (House) – G.I. Finances: Protecting Those Who Protect Us – [PDF-176p, VIDEO-?] ACLI – Frank Keating – Written Testimony – 6p House – Financial Services Committee – Subcommittee on Capital Markets,…

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Rating Rating – Index 2010 – LR – Rating Dependent Regulation of Insurance, John Patrick Hunt, Connecticut Law Journal – p101-186p – 86p

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NASAA – North American Securities Administrators Association nasaa.org/ 1980s – NASAA/NAIC Joint Regulatory Insurance Products Study Committee 2023 1204 – Letter – ACLI to NASAA – Re: Proposed Revisions to NASAA’s Dishonest or Unethical Business Practices of Broker-Dealers and Agents Model Rule, North American Securities Administrators Association – 9p The Report and Proposal do not…

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