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NAIC Report - 2022 Fall National Meeting

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its 2022 Fall National Meeting from December 12-16 in Tampa, Florida. The agenda for this National Meeting was limited, with a number of NAIC working groups...more

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Considerations for Use of Arbitration Agreements to Curtail Class Claims

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May 21, 2019, marks the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, which upheld the use of class action waivers in employee arbitration agreements....more

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What’s Your Game Plan? Offensive or Defensive: Playing to Your Strengths [Expect Focus – October 2016]

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- AXA Prevails at First Post-Jones v. Harris Excessive Fee Trial - Potential Secondary Effects of Regulatory Examinations: Evidentiary Issues and Preclusion in Parallel Litigation - On The Horizon: Global...more

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Illinois Courts: Fixed Indexed Annuities Are Not Securities

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In 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) attempted to regulate fixed indexed annuities (FIAs) as securities by issuing Rule 151A. Previously, FIAs were treated as exempt insurance products. After the D.C. Circuit...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Seventh Circuit Holds that Insurers Cannot Challenge Policies for Lack of Insurable Interest

On October 12, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, in an opinion authored by Judge Richard Posner, affirmed a district court decision finding that securities intermediary U.S. Bank, N.A. is...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Ten Things You Should Know About the 2016 Uniform Unclaimed Property Act

The 2016 Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (2016 Act) was adopted unanimously by the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) in a 49-0 vote at its 2016 summer meeting. The adoption of the revised model law is a significant step forward for...more

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Proposal of significant tightening of the rules on tax credits regarding German equities

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On 17 December 2015 the German Ministry of Finance (Bundesfinanzministerium) circulated its consultation draft bill on the reform of fund taxation (‘Ministry’s Draft’). The Ministry’s Draft still contains a complete revision...more

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A Tale of Two Annuities: Exchange of Variable for Fixed Annuity Integral in SLUSA Dismissal

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After attending an annuity seminar, Robert and Diane Ruud exchanged their variable annuity for a fixed annuity sold by PHL Variable. According to the Ruuds, seminar provider John Friendshuh represented the fixed annuity as...more

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