Crown Life v. Casteel – 98-0218 District Court 1991-1995 – Ferguson v. Crown Life and William Casteel Indemnity – Love and Bank D026 – (p25) – 91-11537 (Ferguson) – COURT’S CHARGE (AND JURY VERDICT) – FILED SEPTEMBER 8, 1995 TRIAL COURT INFORMATION Court Case: 91-11537 Court: 147th District Court County:  Travis Court:  Judge Honorable Joseph…

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Maloof v. John Hancock 2010 – LC – Maloof v John Hancock, Alabama Supreme Court  —  [BonkNote] 60 So. 3d 263 Alabama Supreme Court Opinion – 39p Google Scholar – [link] David Lange – Defense Expert Witness Harriet Maloof and John A. Maloof, Jr. – Policyowners Parker A. Glasgow – Agent, and also Policyowner (6-7p)…

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Duty to Read Many Misunderstandings with Reference to its Terms and Conditions might thus be removed. 1922 – American Agency Bulletin, Volume 19 Law Reviews 1974 – LR – Duty to Read–A Changing Concept, by John D. Calamari – 23p Legal Cases 2008 – LC – AmerUs vs Smith – Supreme Court of Alabama – …

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Signature The working group next discussed the appropriateness of including a requirement for a consumer signature on the document. The group decided it was important not to imply consumer understanding of what was in the illustration but just an acknowledgment of receipt of the illustration. 1994-2, NAIC Proceedings I think the only thing the illustration…

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Complaints (p33) – Bob CORKER (R-TN) – You know, there are very few complaints. I mean, life insurance is not what drives complaints at your State Insurance Commissioner’s officer, really, is it? It is just a small percentage, is it not? 2009 0317 – GOV (Senate) – Perspectives on Modernizing Insurance Regulation, Chris Dodd (D-CT)  —  [BonkNote]…

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Law Law – Index Monitoring of litigation may alert regulators to issues that the regulatory system has not yet addressed. 2008-3, NAIC Procceedings Misstates the document Who would be the most knowledgeable person Insurance has historically been something of a Rodney Dangerfield of the law. If lawyers and teachers cannot embrace insurance as an appealing…

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Legal Cases – {Audio} {Video} Resources: courtlistener.com, Court of Appeals websites, YouTube Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 2014/10/07- Johansen v. American General Life Insurance Co. (12-56937),  {VIDEO}  {AUDIO} 2015/06/02 – US Bank v. PHL Variable Insurance Co. (13-55767),  {VIDEO}  {AUDIO} 2016/10/07 – Leo Gabrielian v. Lafayette Life Ins. Co. (14-56523), {VIDEO}  {AUDIO} 2017/02/07…

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Legal Cases Legal Cases – Index Andrea v. Metro. Life Ins. Co., No. 00-0911, 2000 WL 35361960, at *2 (D.N.J. Aug. 14, 2000). The actual versus expected performance for some Universal Life policies led to class-action lawsuits that have caused a substantial amount of negative attention to be focused on cash-value life insurance in the…

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