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Fred Andersen 1998- 2014 – Assistant Chief Life Actuary – New York Dept of Financial Services 2014 – Current (as of 2023) – Acting Deputy Commissioner / Chief Life Actuary – Minnesota Department of Commerce  Chair – IULSG – NAIC

Jeff Robinson Jim Anderson is revered, but I think he did a disservice to the industry by coming out with that product. [Bonk: product = Universal Life] UL is a horror. — Who understands UL? The home office doesn’t. Maybe they do now. The IT department doesn’t. The owner doesn’t.  —  Jeff Robinson 2003 -…

Cecil Bykerk 2008-09 – President – SOA, Society of Actuaries 2013 – President – AAA, American Academy of Actuaries The Actuarial Foundation – Emeritus Trustees – 2023  2013 0412 – Letter – AAA to WSJ, Wall Street Journal, Cecil Bykerk, President of the American Academy of Actuaries re: Pensions, Guessing – 1p Cecil Bykerk: Those…

Yves Smith 2010 1011 – FCIC – ypfs.som.yale.edu/library/fcic-staff-audiotape-interview-yves-smith-aurora-advisors FCIC – Bond Insurers knew the bonds were Single A not Triple A 2011 0131 – HuffPost – FCIC Report Misses Central Issue: Why Was There Demand for Bad Mortgage Loans? – It is remarkable that the FCIC, with its access to industry figures and its subpoena…

Mark Zandi 2010 0113 – FCIC – Hearing- Session 3: Financial Crisis Impacts on the Economy Mark Zandi, Chief Economist and Cofounder, Moody’s Economy.com – 17p

Orrin Hatch Orrin Hatch – (R-UT) 1977-2019 – US Senator 1992 0428 / 0505 – GOV (Senate) – Insurance Guaranty Funds and the Involuntary Transfer of Insurance Policies, (CSPAN) Insurance Policy Transfers – Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH)  —  [BonkNote] 1995 0404 and 0726 – GOV (Senate) – Punitive Damages: Tort Reform and FDA Defenses, Orrin Hatch (R-UT) -…