Illustration – Descriptions From the Floor: Hal, do you really think that it’s reasonable to get an insurance community to agree on a single definition of an illustration? Mr. Phillips: I’m very hopeful that we could agree. Actuaries should agree first, of course. If we can’t agree and move forward, then I’m really discouraged. Then…

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Packets In a Universal Life policy, you can choose a flexible premium payment pattern as long as you pay enough to keep your policy in force.” Evaluate the Future of Your Policy Does your policy have a cash value? Ask your insurance agent, financial advisor, or an insurance company representative for an illustration showing future…

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On Notice – Illustrations – General NAIC to Governors – 199x 1992 – GOV- when will/ Disclosure AAA to NAIC NCOIL to State Insurance Departments Tony Higgins (N.C.) referred the group to a resolution of the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) urging state insurance departments to become aware of disclosure and abuse issues in…

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Life Insurance Illustrations Model Regulation – LIIMR – 582 – NAIC Life Insurance Illustrations Model Regulation – LIIMR – 582 – NAIC Proceedings – Citations  —  [BonkNote] George Coleman, Prudential, ACLI, TRG-Technical Resource Group for the NAIC (Industry Advisory Group – Illustrations) Obviously, this isn’t the first time the industry and the regulators have become involved…

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Illustrations – Problems We’ve all heard a lot about the junk bond crisis. Is the next crisis going to be junk illustrations? —  Judy Faucett 1991 – SOA – Illustrations, Society of Actuaries – 20p The number one perceived problem is that buyers simply do not understand the nonguaranteed nature of life insurance illustrations. Also, it is…

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LIIIWG – Snippets 2015 2015-1 2015-2 2015-3 3. (LIAC) Appointed a New Working Group to Address Life Insurance Policy Illustration Issues In response, she <Commissioner McPeak> said the Committee received comments from the American Academy of Actuaries (Academy), the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI), the California Department of Insurance, the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance…

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LIIIWG – Life Insurance Illustration Issues Working Group – (A) – NAIC LIIIWG – Life Insurance Illustrations Issues Working Group – NAIC – Index Birny Birnbaum – NAIC Consumer Representative, CEJ Brenda Cude – NAIC Consumer Representative, University of Georgia, Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics Michael Lovendusky – ACLI Mary Mealer – Missouri  Emily…

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Grading Actuaries did use interest assumptions in pricing their product, often as aggressive as 6 1/2%, which were graded to an actuarially responsible 4% or so. —  Stanley B. Tulin 1981 – SOA – Asset Management for an Insurance Company, Society of Actuaries – 14p Where were the people that wanted to do that when we…

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