Agents vs. Companies 1985 – LC – Glassman v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. –  616 F. Supp. 145 – Dist. Court, ND Illinois, 1985 – [Google Scholar link] … Glassman (Glassman) brought this libel action against his former employer, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (Metropolitan … We wish to inform you that Mr. Ray Glassman no longer represents Metropolitan … …

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Ferguson v. Crown Life / Casteel – 91-11537 Crown Life v. Casteel – 98-0218 Case No. D-1-GN-91-011537  Two weeks ago in the National Underwriter, there was a report of the working group’s meeting in Philadelphia, and on the same page was a writeup about an agent who had won a very large amount of money from…

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Principal – Agent Crown Life v Casteel 2023 – FSRA – Consultation www2.imms.com/members/3rdparty/AmerCol/legalbook/chap16c.htm [Principal-Agent] The rule in this Commonwealth has long been that “where limitations on the soliciting agent’s authority are contained in the application, the insured is bound to take notice thereof and he cannot hold the company bound for acts of the agent…

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Deceptive Trade Practices Deceptive DTPA – Deceptive Trade Practices Act Crown v Casteel 2000 – LR – Deceptive Trade Practices – Consumer Protection Act, by A. Michael Ferrill and Leslie Sara Hyman – 35p In Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Haney,8 a life insurance agent brought DTPA claims against MetLife complaining of inaccurate policy illustrations generated…

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Legal Cases – States Alabama 2010 – LC – Maloof v John Hancock – Alabama Supreme Court  —  [BonkNote]  California 2010-2020 – LC – Walker v. Life Insurance Company of the Southwest (LSW)  —  [BonkNote] Louisiana    Ohio 2015 – LC – Costigan v. John Hancock Insurance  —  [BonkNote] Oklahoma 2008-2011 – LC – Blumenthal…

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Crown Life 1991 – LC – Ferguson v Crown Life / Casteel – 91-11537  —  [BonkNote]    1998 – LC – Crown Life v. Casteel – 98-0218  —  [BonkNote]          MDL-1096 – LC – Crown Life Insurance Company Premium Litigation Michael B. Hutchison Years – Chief Marketing Officer  Some background information about my company is…

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Phillip Stano us.eversheds-sutherland.com/People/Phillip-E-Stano 1990 – GOV (Senate) – Impact of Restructuring of the S&L Industry: A Case Study on Bluebonnet Savings Bank 0709 and 0731 – Part 1 – [PDF-1253p-GooglePlay, VIDEO-CSPAN] Phillip E. Stano, General Counsel, Alabama Insurance Department 1998 – LC – Crown v. Casteel – 98-0218 ACLI Brief – Stano 2001 – MDL…

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NAIC – Life Insurance Info – Add NAIC Be Sure You Can Afford the Premium Payments Before purchasing a life insurance policy, be sure that you can afford the cost. Can you afford the initial premium? If the premium increases later, will you still be able to afford it? Legal Cases Blumenthal v New York…

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Lawsuits – WishList Any Agent Depositions Blumenthal v New York Life Walker v LSW Any Expert Witness Depositions / Report Fay v Aetna – Hager, Claire 2016 – LR – Recent Trends in the Use of Surveys in Advertising Law Disputes; an Update on the Case Law, by Kenneth Plevan – 45p <WishList – survey>  –  A…

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Problem – Company 1949 – SOA – Some Actuarial Observations on Agency Management Problems, by Charles F. B. Richardson, Society of Actuaries – 46p 1977 – SOA – Effective Product Management, Society of Actuaries – 12p Mr. Montgomery asked how companies would control brokers who were selling insurance. 1994-3, NAIC Proceedings Mr. Wright said the Society…

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