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Wednesday, September 12, 2018

No. 286: Stephen R. Leimberg Speaks Out

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Stephen R. Leimberg is a professional fine art, portrait, and wildlife photographer in Amelia Island, Florida. He previously taught law at T...
Tuesday, September 4, 2018

No. 285: The Public Citizen/Corporate Research Project Joint Report

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In July 2018 two nonprofit organizations based in Washington, DC released a major joint report. It is entitled Corporate Impunity: "To...
Tuesday, August 28, 2018

No. 284: The Financial Accounting Standards Board Announces New Accounting Guidance for Life Insurance Companies

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On August 15, 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued a press release entitled "FASB Improves Accounting Standards...
Thursday, August 23, 2018

No. 283: Jesse Eisinger's Superb 2017 Book

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I am embarrassed to say I did not read Jesse Eisinger's July 2017 book until this summer. It is entitled The Chickenshit Club: Why the ...
Thursday, August 16, 2018

No. 282: Cost-of-Insurance Increases—John Hancock Settles an Unusual Type of Lawsuit

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In No. 145 (February 22, 2016) I wrote about an unusual type of cost-of-insurance (COI) class action lawsuit against John Hancock Life Insu...
Thursday, August 9, 2018

No. 281: Senior Health Insurance Company of Pennsylvania Goes to Court

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On July 24, 2018, Senior Health Insurance Company of Pennsylvania (SHIP) filed a complaint in federal court against Beechwood Re, several re...
Thursday, August 2, 2018

No. 280: Long-Term Care Insurance—Kanawha, Falcone, and South Carolina

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Kanawha Insurance Company, based in South Carolina, sold long-term care (LTC) insurance for many years. The company stopped selling LTC ins...