Michael Quint New York Times 1981 0331 – NYT – Talking Business with Max Karl of MGIC; Home Building And the Future, by Michael Quint – [link] Max Karl: Besides insurance guaranteeing repayment of principal, I think the day is coming when insurance companies will offer policies guaranteeing the timing of interest and principal payments.…

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1970s 1971-2, NAIC Proceedings – 1971 0616 – First Report of the Industry Advisory Committee to the NAIC B·S Subcommittee to Review the Model Unfair Trade Practices Act 3. The regulator already has the practical power to accomplish on behalf of the consumer what consumer class actions are designed to accomplish. This is evident from…

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Universal Life – NAIC 1980’s – Task Force on Life Insurance Disclosure System – LIDS – NAIC ? – 1982 – ? – NAIC Proc. – Funded Plans of Life Insurance (Universal Life) and Annuities – NAIC Universal Life and Related Plans of Life Insurance and Annuities – NAIC 1982-1989 – Life Cost Disclosure Task Force…

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The Future of Permanent Life Insurance  1980 – SOA – The Future of Permanent Life Insurance, Society of Actuaries – 28p Should not the actuarial profession have engaged instead more intensively in studies bearing on the guarantees of future capital security and long-term investment yields under conditions of inflation, which contingencies currently pose the critical questions for…

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NCOIL – Snippets 1993 0124 – The Washington Post – States Need to Reform Insurance Guaranty Funds, Jane Bryant Quinn – [link] To reduce the lottery element of settlements, the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) has proposed a single, interstate guaranty fund. 3. H.R. 1290 –  Bob Mackin (NCOIL) expressed concerns about the various industry…

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