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Shadow Insurance Recently I have noticed other disturbing signs, indicated by an increase in formation of overseas domiciled subsidiary or “Shadow Insurers” designed for use in the U.S. surplus markets. These “Shadows” of prominent U.S. insurers are popping up all over the world and are beginning to mark the escape of U.S. insurance company investment…

Premium Loan Automatic premium loan A loan provision in a life insurance policy allowing any premium not paid by the end of the grace period (usually 30 or 31 days) to be paid automatically through a policy loan if cash value is sufficient. (p134) 2016 – ACLI Fact Book – 186p J. B. WALKER felt…

Based On 2013 1219 – Cost of Insurance Litigation – Insurers Retain Discretion to Set COI Rates in Two Key Victories – [link] 2019 0425 – American Bar Association – “Based on” What? Courts Split over Cost of Insurance Rates, Steuart H. Thomsen, Phillip E. Stano, and Wilson G. Barmeyer – [link] 2013 – LC – Norem…

Consumer Education <1> We want you to know that Financial Education is important, but that many other groups are better situated to design deliver and evaluate education than NAIC is. We think NAIC’s most important role in Retirement Security is to make sure that consumers can safely buy well-designed insurance products in stable insurance markets.…

Accountability Second, it was observed that ….. there is virtually no accountability for any of the participants in the sale, ..not for the company, not for the agent, and interestingly, the white paper discussed accountability on the part of the purchaser as well. — Robert E. Wilcox, Utah Insurance Commissioner and Chairman of the Life Disclosure Working…

Features Key Attributes of Generic Life Insurance Policies — Table 4-2 Duration of coverage – Universal Life – Depends on premiums paid (p111) 2015 – Book – Life Insurance 15th Ed. – Black, Skipper, Black (Huebner Series) 1993 – SOA – Product Design / Pricing with Bonus Features, Society of Actuaries – 22p 2004 – ACLI/…

Fiduciary Advice Incidental Advice DOL – Fiduciary Rule – Department of Labor Fiduciary Duty Relationship (p54) – 1:34-1:41 – Eric DINALLO, Superintendent, New York State Insurance Department – Well, I think it’s important for everyone to know there’s a very strong tension between policyholders’ interest and shareholders’ interest in a publicly traded company. The board and management…

Futurism 1977 – SOA – Futurism, Society of Actuaries – 18p 1983 – SOA – Futurism – An Art and a Science, Society of Actuaries – 22p soa.org/globalassets/assets/library/newsletters/the-actuary/1987/november/act-1987-vol21-iss09-corbett.pdf

Risks Risk – Index Systemic Risk – Index … referred to the Report of the Committee on Valuation and Related Problems. In that report, the Trowbridge Committee identified three categories of hazards which may impair the financial health of the insurance enterprise. [C1, C2, C3] The report of the committee can be read by the…

Rating Agencies AM Best Best’s Review “Insolvency Studies” Best’s Insolvency Study Duff & Phelps Fitch Moody’s Standard and Poors (S&P) Weiss Research 1990 1215 – NYT – Moody’s Cuts Debt Ratings of Five Leading Insurers, By Richard D. Hylton – [link] The five are Mutual Life Insurance of New York, Mutual Benefit Life Insurance, Home…