Chuck Grassley Chuck Grassley (R-IA) 1959–1975 – IA House Member 1981-Current (as of 2023) – US Senator (p4) – Statement of Hon. Charles E. Grassley, A U.S. Senator From The State of Iowa I share Senator Metzenbaum’s desire to ensure that insurance consumers have a thorough understanding of the obligations and performances that they can…

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1997 1030 – GOV (Senate) – Class Action Lawsuits: Examining Victim Compensation and Attorneys’ Fees, Charles Grassley (R-IA) 1997 1030 – GOV (Senate) – Class Action Lawsuits: Examining Victim Compensation and Attorneys’ Fees, Charles Grassley (R-IA)  —  [BonkNote] [PDF-97p-GooglePlay] Senate – Committee On The Judiciary – Subcommittee On Administrative Oversight And The Courts (p59) -…

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1990s – ACLI – Snippets I’m going to discuss what Norm referred to as consumer disclosure forms To date, no state has adopted these forms. Why this complete lack of action after all the effort in developing the forms? One possible reason is that, during the early part of the year, state insurance departments are…

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Orrin Hatch Orrin Hatch – (R-UT) 1977-2019 – US Senator 1992 0428 / 0505 – GOV (Senate) – Insurance Guaranty Funds and the Involuntary Transfer of Insurance Policies, (CSPAN) Insurance Policy Transfers – Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH)  —  [BonkNote] 1995 0404 and 0726 – GOV (Senate) – Punitive Damages: Tort Reform and FDA Defenses, Orrin Hatch (R-UT) -…

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Linda Lankowski 2023 0601 – NAIC – Life Actuarial (A) Task Force Attendees – Donna Claire, Linda Lankowski 2023 – AAA – Life Perspectives, Winter/Spring 2023, American Academy of Actuaries – [link] Donna Claire – Chair – Life Experience Committee Linda  Lankowski – Chair – PBR Implementation Work Group  Dave Sandberg – gave a life perspective…

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Marty Leary 1991 0810 –  Opportunities and Remedies for U.S. Finance – [VIDEO-CSPAN]  8:00 – Marty Leary, Economist Southern Finance Project – Guaranty Funds 1992 0428 / 0505 – GOV (Senate) – Insurance Guaranty Funds and the Involuntary Transfer of Insurance Policies, (CSPAN) Insurance Policy Transfers – Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH)  —  [BonkNote]  Panel 2 – Marty Leary, Southern…

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ASB – Actuarial Standards Board – Snippets Jack Turnquist, ASB, Actuarial Standards Board said his organization had held a public hearing in March because of concern about abuses in illustrations and concerns about how non-guaranteed elements were being illustrated. The Actuarial Standards Board had considered development of standards, but he felt that it would be…

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Michael Quint New York Times 1981 0331 – NYT – Talking Business with Max Karl of MGIC; Home Building And the Future, by Michael Quint – [link] Max Karl: Besides insurance guaranteeing repayment of principal, I think the day is coming when insurance companies will offer policies guaranteeing the timing of interest and principal payments.…

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Project – TimeLine 1871-1, NAIC Proc. Gustavus W. Smith, Kentucky Insurance Commissioner: While on this subject, I may allude to what I consider the great trouble in life insurance. It is, in my opinion, an undoubted fact that educated, intelligent, influential business men of this country, as a class, are utterly ignorant of what this…

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2010s 1871-1, NAIC Proc. Gustavus W. Smith, Kentucky Insurance Commissioner: While on this subject, I may allude to what I consider the great trouble in life insurance. It is, in my opinion, an undoubted fact that educated, intelligent, influential business men of this country, as a class, are utterly ignorant of what this thing is. …

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