Alessandro luppa 2006-1, NAIC Proceeding, (2006 0305) – OPENING SESSION, 2006 Spring National Meeting, National Association of Insurance Commissioners (p3) – President Alessandro luppa – Our ongoing effort on military sales is another example of how multistate collaboration can work to benefit consumers and policyholders and I do want to recognize the leadership of commissioners…

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Herbert Denenberg ?-1970/1 – Professor at the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, University of Pennsylvania 1971- 1974-? – Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner 24-year long career as a consumer and investigative reporter consumer and investigative reporter at Philadelphia’s WCAU Channel 10 News “Denenberg’s Dump” Columnist for the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin “The theory of selling life insurance…

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Jerry Keating Jerry Keating, Agent – John Hancock 1993 0525 – GOV (Senate) – When Will Policyholders Be Given The Truth About Life Insurance?, Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH)  —  [BonkNote] 1994 0206 – Newsweek – Here They Go Again, by Jane Bryant Quinn – [link] This statement is only the tip of the problem. There are hundred…

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Howard Cannon Howard Cannon (D-NV) 1959-1983 – US Senator 1979 0710 and 1017 – GOV (Senate) – FTC Study of Life Insurance Cost Disclosure, Howard Cannon (D-NV)  —  [BonkNote]  Senator Howard Cannon – (D-NV): “…be sure that the FTC keeps its nose out of the investigation of the insurance industry…” 1980 0207 – Congressional Record  -…

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Virginia Knauer Republican 1969–1977 – Special Assistant to the President for Consumer Affairs 1981–1989 – Director of the U.S. Office of Consumer Affairs fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/guides/findingaid/knauerfiles.asp   1973 0604 / 05 – NYT – Real Cost Methods Urged – [link] The Administration today urged state insurance commissioners to find a better way to let consumers know how much…

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Scott Alvarez 2010 0526 – COP – Hearing – TARP and Other Government Assistance for AIG, Congressional Oversight Panel  —  [BonkNote] 2010-07-29 FCIC staff audiotape of interview with Scott Alvarez, Bill English, Kieran Fallon and Bill Nelson, Federal Res~1.mp3 Scott Alvarez, FRB – re: AIG – They were solvent, they just couldn’t pay their bills. Mark MCWATTERS,…

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Chuck Grassley Chuck Grassley (R-IA) 1959–1975 – IA House Member 1981-Current (as of 2023) – US Senator (p4) – Statement of Hon. Charles E. Grassley, A U.S. Senator From The State of Iowa I share Senator Metzenbaum’s desire to ensure that insurance consumers have a thorough understanding of the obligations and performances that they can…

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Alan Grayson Alan Grayson (D-FL) 2009-2011 – US House 2013-2017 – US House youtube.com/@RepAlanGrayson 2010 0319 – businessinsider – Check Out Alan Grayson’s Furious Letter To The AIG Trustees, by Gus Lubin – [link] 2009 0319 – GOV (House) – Regulation versus Chaos: Rep. Alan Grayson on What Really Happened at AIG  —  [VIDEO-Clip-YouTube] AIG 10k…

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Arthur J. Morris credit life insurance Morris Plan Industrial loan company (ILC) or industrial bank 1973 1120 – NYT – Obituary: Arthur J. Morris of Credit Plan, 92 – [link] Arthur J. Morris, the banker and financier who created the Morris Plan, which made consumer credit available to working people, died yesterday at Phelps Memorial Hospital, North Tarrytown.…

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Bill Clinton Bill Clinton (D-AR) 1979-1981 – Governor of Arkansas 1983-1992 – Governor of Arkansas 1993- 2001 – United States President 1999 – he signed into law the Financial Services Modernization Act (Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act), which repealed the part of the Glass–Steagall Act that had prohibited a bank from offering a full range of investment, commercial…

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