Lawsuits
- There are problems waiting to emerge that will be uncovered by lawsuits, not the regulators, or by the media.
- Consider life insurance market conduct abuses of a decade ago.
- The largest life insurers told people their premiums would disappear, and confused them into believing their life insurance was an investment.
- It took lawsuits to uncover these problems. (p10-11)
-- Statement of J. Robert Hunter, Director of Insurance, Consumer Federation of America
2007 1030 - GOV (House) - Additional Perspectives on the Need for Insurance Regulatory Reform, Paul Kanjorski, (D-PA) - [PDF-180p, VIDEO-Archive.org]
- 1941 - LC - Helvering v. Le Gierse
- 312 U.S. 531
- No. 237
- Argued January 9, 10, 1941
- Decided March 3, 1941
- 312 U.S. 531