2008 Financial Crisis – Failure to Communicate / Make Connections (p35-36) – Paul Kanjorski (D-PA) – [To Hank Paulson] – I daresay for criticism, I think both yourself and Chairman Bernanke and the new Secretary of Treasury have failed to inform adequately the American people as to what meltdown meant. I remember those vital days…

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Alan Richards EF Hutton Life Insurance Company of California  1983 0510, 0511 and 0728 – GOV (House) – Tax Treatment of Life Insurance, Pete Stark (D-CA)  —  [BonkNote] (p11) – Alan Richards:  Maybe I can make a very brief comment here. There may be some misunderstanding as to the intent of the SEC-sponsored legislation on front-end loads.…

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Life Insurance and Mutual Funds One company that I know of has now become very successful in selling a package of mutual funds and permanent life insurance. It is a life paidup-at-65 contract.  —  C. David Silletto 1967 – SOA – New-Company Problems, Society of Actuaries – 38p 1976 – LR – Marketing Mutual Funds and Individual…

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Specialty Policies 1953 – SOA – Agency Problems–Resulting From Special Policies, Society of Actuaries – 3p 1963 – LR – Regulation of Speciality Policies in Life Insurance, by Spencer L. Kimball and Jon S. Hanson, 62 Michigan Law Review 167 – 93p 1979 0710 – NP – St. Cloud Times from Saint Cloud, Minnesota on July 10, 1979 …http://sctimes.newspapers.com…

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Universal Life – NAIC 1980’s – Task Force on Life Insurance Disclosure System – LIDS – NAIC ? – 1982 – ? – NAIC Proc. – Funded Plans of Life Insurance (Universal Life) and Annuities – NAIC Universal Life and Related Plans of Life Insurance and Annuities – NAIC 1982-1989 – Life Cost Disclosure Task Force…

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Q: How are Life Insurance Policies Sold? Q: Are Life Insurance Policies Being Sold For a Death Benefit or an Investment Vehicle? LIRP/ SLIRP – Life Insurance Retirement Plan Walker v LSW Target Premium, etc. IUL – NAIC  Group

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Banks and Life Insurance – Similar Products / Activities Cash value life insurance can operate as an investment vehicle that combines life insurance protection with a financial instrument that operates similarly to bank certificates of deposit and mutual fund investments. 2010 – Senate / CRS – Tax Expenditures: Compendium of Background Material on Individual Provisions…

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Systemic Risk – Life Insurance 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 (p3) – Third, as noted repeatedly by EIOPA, the ESRB and market analysts, scenarios involving multiple…

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