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Thursday, March 21, 2019

No. 305: William Neil Gallagher Faces State Criminal and Federal Civil Charges of Securities Fraud

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William Neil "Doc" Gallagher, a radio personality in Dallas, is in bankruptcy proceedings. He also faces state criminal and feder...
Friday, March 15, 2019

No. 304: NAIFA and the John Newton Russell Memorial Award

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The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) grants the John Newton Russell (JNR) Memorial Award each year. NAIFA d...
Wednesday, March 13, 2019

No. 303: Genworth's 10-K Report for 2018 and Another Recent Development at the Company

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On February 27, 2019, Genworth Financial, Inc. (GNW), based in Richmond, Virginia, filed its 390-page 10-K annual report for 2018 with the ...
Friday, March 1, 2019

No. 302: Universal Life—Transamerica Settles a Class Action Lawsuit Relating to Cost-of-Insurance Increases

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In No. 239 (October 23, 2017) and No. 290 (October 18, 2018), I discussed a class action lawsuit filed against Transamerica Life Insurance...
Monday, February 4, 2019

No. 301: Lost Pensioners—New York Comes Down Hard on Metropolitan Life

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Blogger's Note In a blogger's note in No. 300 (December 17, 2018), I said I was taking a vacation for two or three months. I decid...
Monday, December 17, 2018

No. 300: Guggenheim and the Dodgers Are Back in the News

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Blogger's Note Long-time readers may recall that I began this blog when I ended my monthly periodical, The Insurance Forum , with the ...
Friday, December 14, 2018

No. 299: Zurich Fights a Workers' Compensation Claim

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Joseph E. Leichtnam, a resident of South Dakota, worked for Rommesmo Companies d/b/a Dakota Steel & Supply, Inc. from May 2001 until Ap...