APNews 2018 1004 – APNews – Aegon: Transamerica Settles Universal Life Litigation – [link]

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ACLI – Media 1997 1024 – WSJ – MONY Wins Dismissal of Suit Over ‘Vanishing Premium’ Policies, by Leslie Scism – [link] The company, popularly known as MONY, won a dismissal this week of a national class-action lawsuit that is similar to more than 30 suits pending against major life insurers. … in the MONY case, New York…

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American Banker 2014 – Mercatus / American Banker – AIG’s Collapse: The Part Nobody Likes to Talk About, Hester Peirce – [link] p119-120, 2017 1024 – GOV (House) – The Federal Government’s Role in the Insurance Industry, Sean Duffy (R-WI)  —  [BonkNote] 1996 0102 – American Banker – A life insurance time bomb in trust – and how to defuse…

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Chicago Tribune 1982 0713 – Chicago Tribune – Universal Life Insurance Trapped Between IRS, Congress – [BonkNote] 1992 0126 – Chicago Tribune – Liquidation Comes for Lavish Insurer, by Laurie Cohen, (InterAmerican Insurance Co. of Illinois)  —  [link]

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Legal Cases – Media 1995 0103 – WSJ – Fine Print Victims: Some Agents ‘Churn’ Life Insurance Policies, Hurt Their Customers, Prudential, by Leslie Scism – <WishList> 1997 1024 – WSJ – MONY Wins Dismissal of Suit Over ‘Vanishing Premium’ Policies, by Leslie Scism – [link]   2018 1004 – APNews – Aegon: Transamerica Settles Universal Life…

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2008 Financial Crisis – Media AIG – Media AIG – Securities Lending – Media 2009 1204 – Bloomberg – Geithner Slams Bonuses, Says Banks Would Have Failed (Update2), (Goldman Sachs), by Robert Schmidt – 2p

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Monolines – Media 2008 0228 – FT (Financial Times) – Markets Assess the Costs of a Monoline Meltdown, by Gillian Tett – But the monoline issue has raised anxiety about whether other counterparties in the CDS world, such as hedge funds, will be able to honour their contracts if corporate defaults rise. While the International…

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