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Wednesday, December 30, 2015

No. 136: Ben Bernanke's Fascinating Memoir

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Ben Bernanke chaired the Federal Reserve from 2006 to 2014, a period that encompassed the Great Recession of 2007-2009. He has written a fa...
Monday, December 28, 2015

No. 135: The Office of Financial Research in the U.S. Department of the Treasury Issues Its First Financial Stability Report

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In 2010, in response to the Great Recession of 2007-2009, Congress enacted The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. T...
Monday, December 21, 2015

134: Federal Criminal Charges Result in the Sentencing of an Insurance Executive to 37 Years in Prison

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On December 10, 2015, U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles, Jr. sentenced Jeffrey Brian Cohen (Reisterstown, MD) to 37 years in prison on...
Wednesday, December 16, 2015

No. 133: Unclaimed Property—The Battle Heats Up as Three Insurers File a Lawsuit against an Auditing Firm and a State Treasurer

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Verus Financial LLC (Waterbury, CT) audits insurance companies on behalf of state treasurers about unclaimed property held by the companies...
Friday, December 11, 2015

No. 132: Stranger-Originated Life Insurance—More on the Wertheim Criminal Case

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In No. 131 (December 9, 2015) I discussed an appellate opinion affirming the conviction and sentencing of three stranger-originated life in...
Wednesday, December 9, 2015

No. 131: Stranger-Originated Life Insurance—A Federal Appellate Court Affirms the Conviction and Sentencing of Three Promoters on Criminal Charges

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On October 26, 2015, a three-judge appellate court panel unanimously affirmed the criminal conviction and sentencing of Michael Binday, Jam...
Monday, December 7, 2015

No. 130: Surplus Notes—A Special Report from A. M. Best

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On November 11, 2015, A. M. Best Company (Oldwick, NJ), a rating firm, issued a special report entitled "Surplus Notes Overview." ...