Q: What is this Case About? – Walker v LSW (p28-29) – Mr. Shapiro (Defense Attorney): It’s a disclosure case. What did you sell us and were you honest about it? 2011 0830 – DOC 104 – Discovery Conference – Transcript for proceedings – 130p (p23) – Mr. Shapiro (Defense Attorney): And on that basis, your…

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Q: Should the Insurance Industry Be Looked At? It is hard to fix a system that has not been analyzed.  (p14)  —  J. Robert Hunter (CFA) 2003 0506 – GOV (House) – Increasing the Effectiveness of State Consumer Protection – [PDF-123p, VIDEO-?]  My staff has conducted a major investigation of these issues. I must say today…

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Q: How Do Agents Use Life Insurance Illustrations? How do Agents use these? It would be good to hear from agents. —  Richard Wicka, WI-Chair) 2018 12 – NAIC – Life Insurance Illustrations Issues Working Group 2017 – State Farm Agent Training / Van Mueller Approximately 2:11 – “I don’t ever use an illustration.”  See…

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Q: Who at AIG Was Responsible for Securities Lending? AIGFP and AIG Securities Lending – Connected? Outside of the holding co., the insurance subs have about $68B in securities lending liabilities to the 12 largest firms. Program is managed by the holding company (AIG Financial Products). 2008 0912 – FCIC – 2008-09-12 Alejandro LaTorre Email…

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Q: What Was The Relationship Between AIGFP and the Insurance Subsidiaries? Outside of the holding co., the insurance subs have about $68B in securities lending liabilities to the 12 largest firms. Program is managed by the holding company (AIG Financial Products). 2008 0913 – FCIC – FRB (Brian Peters/NY/FRS) -FRBNYAIG00510 – 2p – <includes: 2008 0912 – FCIC…

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Q: Can the Insurance Industry Create Systemic Risk? Assimilation of banking-type activities by life insurers appears to be the key systemic vulnerability. 2003 – IMF – Insurance and Issues in Financial Soundness. IMF working paper 03/138. Das U, Davies N, Podpiera R – 44p Paper – Concepts for Successful Regulation of Systemic Risk Section 1: Identification of…

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What is the NAIC? It is unprecedented that the Federal Government would give such power to a private trade association—I repeat, a private trade association—or to what NAIC immediate past resident Walter Bell of Alabama in an April 9, 2007, letter called: ‘‘a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation with voluntary membership and not a State government entity.’’…

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Q: AIG – Where Did The Money Go? Q: AIG – Where Did the Money Go? – Securities Lending 2009 0315 – AIG Press Release – AIG Discloses Counterparties To CDS, GIA And Securities Lending Transactions – 6p Hank Greenberg (Former AIG CEO) – FCIC Interview – mp3 <78B?> She explained that most of the money drawn from…

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