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Monday, April 27, 2020

No. 367: The New York Department Comes Down on Athene, Lincoln, MassMutual, and Pacific Life

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In April 2020, the New York State Department of Financial Services (Department) entered into four separate consent orders with Athene Annui...
Wednesday, April 22, 2020

No. 366: Voter Suppression by Wisconsin Republicans and the Conservative Majority of the U.S. Supreme Court

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On April 7, 2020, Wisconsin held its primary election as scheduled in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. What happened was a dangerous, irr...
Wednesday, April 15, 2020

No. 365: David Rubenstein's Fascinating Book

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Introduction David M. Rubenstein is co-founder and co-executive chairman of the Carlyle Group and a prominent philanthropist. In October 2...
Friday, April 10, 2020

No. 364: The Texas Securities Commissioner Issues an Emergency Cease and Desist Order Against a Florida Promoter

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On April 3, 2020, Texas Securities Commissioner Travis J. Iles issued an Emergency Cease and Desist Order against James Frederick Walsh (Bo...
Wednesday, April 8, 2020

No. 363: Scott Witt's Views on Indexed Universal Life

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Background In No. 314 (May 29, 2019), I presented the views of two prominent professionals on indexed universal life (IUL) policies: Lawr...
Tuesday, March 31, 2020

No. 362: Whitmer and Trump

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A reader shared with me an item by Mitch Albom of the Detroit Free Press . I am interrupting the suspension of my blog to share the item w...
Wednesday, March 25, 2020

No. 361: Greg Lindberg—Trial, Conviction, and an Important Court Order

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Blogger's Note After posting this item, I am suspending work on this blog. I do not know how long the suspension will continue. Ba...