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Thursday, June 28, 2018

No. 274: The Phoenix-Wisconsin Settlement of a Long Dispute Over Cost-of-Insurance Increases

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During and after the 2004-2007 heyday of stranger-originated life insurance (STOLI), PHL Variable Life Insurance Company and its affiliates...
Monday, June 25, 2018

No. 273: Trump and His Latest Atrocity

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For almost 60 years I have focused in my writings on matters of concern to persons with a professional or consumer interest in insurance. I ...
Thursday, June 21, 2018

No. 272: Accordia, Athene, the California Department of Insurance, and the Victimization of Life Insurance Policyholders

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On June 12, 2018, the California Department of Insurance (CDI) issued a press release announcing an extraordinary action against Accordia Li...
Monday, June 18, 2018

No. 271: A Nationwide Cost-of-Insurance Lawsuit Ends in a Confidential Settlement

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In No. 202 (posted February 6, 2017 and available here ), I discussed a lawsuit filed against Nationwide Life Insurance Company relating to ...
Tuesday, June 12, 2018

No. 270: Company Division Laws—A Major Defeat and a Minor Victory for Insurance Policyholders

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In No. 220 (June 1, 2017) I discussed the enactment of a Connecticut law allowing a Connecticut-domiciled insurance company to divide itse...
Wednesday, June 6, 2018

No. 269: The Age 100 Problem—An Update on a Lawsuit and Comments on My Upcoming Survey

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I first wrote about "the age 100 problem" in cash-value life insurance 17 years ago, in the January 2001 and May 2001 issues of Th...
Wednesday, May 30, 2018

No. 268: Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies—A Report from the Texas State Securities Board

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In No. 34 (March 3, 2014) found here , I discussed Bitcoin, the most prominent example of virtual currencies, or cryptocurrencies. In the f...