1980 1116 – Fort Lauderdale News – A.L. Williams Grows Despite Controversy, by Karen Southwick – 1980 1116 – Fort Lauderdale News – A.L. Williams Grows Despite Controversy, by Karen Southwick  —  [BonkNote]  —   [link-Part 1-p39-newspapers.com]  —  [link-Part 2-p-newspapers.com] Better Business bureaus in Birmingham, Ala. and Dallas, Texas have issued reports questioning A.L. Williams’ sales and…

Read More

1978 1112 – The Atlanta Constitution – New ‘Deposit Term’ Insurance Creating Uproar in Industry – [A.L. Williams], by Joe Ledlie 1978 1112 – The Atlanta Constitution – New ‘Deposit Term’ Insurance Creating Uproar in Industry – [A.L. Williams], by Joe Ledlie  —  [BonkNote] —  [link-Part 1-p-newspapers.ocm]  —  [link-Part 2-p36-newspapers.com] 12 Nov 1978, Sun The Atlanta…

Read More

A.L. Williams – Media 1978 1112 – The Atlanta Constitution – New ‘Deposit Term’ Insurance Creating Uproar in Industry – [A.L. Williams], by Joe Ledlie  —  [BonkNote] —  [link-Part 1-p-newspapers.ocm]  —  [link-Part 2-p36-newspapers.com] 1980 1116 – Fort Lauderdale News – A.L. Williams Grows Despite Controversy, by Karen Southwick  —  [BonkNote]  —   [link-Part 1-p39-newspapers.com]  —  [link-Part 2-p42-newspapers.com] 1981…

Read More

LifeHealthPro 2012 1116 – ThinkAdvisor – 11 ways to sell IUL more ethically, By Bill Coffin – [link] Indexed universal life sales are the fastest-growing segment of the life industry thanks to the protection they provide against market downturns while still giving policyholders the opportunity to invest profitably. But IUL is a complicated product, and those…

Read More

John Hilton 2024 0116 – InsuranceNewsNet.com – Hearing speakers trade barbs on whether DOL fiduciary rule hurts or helps, by John Hilton – [link] 2024 0415 – InsuranceNewsNet.com – Trade groups express concern about regulatory process on DOL fiduciary rule, by John Hilton – [link]   A group of 11 industry trade associations sent a letter to…

Read More

DOL – Fiduciary Rule – Media 2016 04 – Morningstar – New Fiduciary Rule More Pro-Investor Than Previous Iteration – [Scott Cooley] – [VIDEO-YouTube-05:04] 2016 0628 – Morningstar – The DOL Fiduciary Rule: Winners and Losers – [Michael Kitces] – [VIDEO-YouTube-09:50] RIAs Products Distribution vs Advice 2 – Training 3 – CFP, Broker-Dealer – Fee-Based…

Read More

InvestmentNews investmentnews.com/ 2018 0718 – InvestmentNews.com – State insurance commissioners don’t include life products in their annuity suitability reform, by Mark Schoeff Jr. – [link] “We see no rationale for applying a best-interest standard or ‘suitability-plus’ standard of care to a fixed-indexed annuity transaction but not to an indexed universal life insurance transaction, or for applying…

Read More

Insurance Observer insuranceobserver.com/ Schiff’s Insurance Observer: The World’s Most Dangerous Insurance Publication™. originally called Emerson, Reid’s Insurance Observer David Schiff 1998 05 – InsuranceObserver.com – 9p Who Owns a Mutual Insurance Company – The Devil Inside Sandy Weill Indeed, we were unaware that Sandy Weill, Travelers’ chairman and CEO, was such a bluenosed prig, especially in light…

Read More