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The Connecticut insurance commissioner is opposed to allowing large policyholders to intervene in the PHL Variable liquidation proceedings.

There is “no basis” for large policyholders to intervene in the PHL liquidation process, and Judge Daniel J. Klau should deny such requests, Connecticut regulators say.
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Regulators are beginning what is sure to be a long process to update the illustrations regulation.

Current annuity illustrations from top sellers show returns as high as 27% in one year, said Ben Slutsker, director of life actuarial valuation at the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
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Pacific Life agreed to a large settlement with plaintiffs over its indexed universal life product.

Anyone who purchased a Pacific Discovery Xelerator indexed universal life insurance policy in California between 2016 and 2019 could be eligible for a piece of a $58 million settlement.
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F&G Annuities and Life reported higher indexed annuity and indexed universal life sales in the fourth quarter.

F&G Annuities and Life is a top 15 annuity seller with a strong lineup of products. But its financial performance continues to turn off investors.
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Authorities say a former NFL player defrauded Medicare out of nearly $200 million by selling patient information and sham doctors’ orders for orthotic braces that patients did not want or need.

Joel Rufus French sold patient information and sham doctors’ orders for orthotic braces that patients did not want or need.