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-180pVIDEO-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