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Randall Doctor

Randall Doctor is the head of the Insurance Regulatory practice in the San Francisco office of Barger & Wolen LLP. He has 18 years of experience as a national insurance regulatory lawyer and is a leading expert in the area of life insurance regulation, including variable product and separate account product regulation.

Mr. Doctor represents more than 100 insurers and insurance-related entities (insurance agencies and brokers, administrators, viaticals and motor clubs) before all state insurance departments, with particular expertise in California, on matters including entity formation, licensing, mergers, acquisitions, reinsurance transactions, product development and policy form filings. He regularly advises entities with respect to regulatory compliance issues, financial and market conduct examinations and administrative actions.

Mr. Doctor frequently speaks at insurance industry conferences, and is a regular conference speaker for the National Association for Variable Annuities.

Education

  • University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., 1987
  • University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., Economics-Business, 1984

Articles & Publications

  • Unearthing the Evidence - Undocumented Reinsurance, The Review (Apr. 2005)
  • California Becomes First State to Implement Legislation Regulating Guaranteed Living Benefits, Outlook: National Association for Variable Annuities (Nov./Dec. 2000)
  • California Department Substantially Reduces Its Regulation of Variable Insurance Products, Outlook: National Association for Variable Annuities (Mar. 1997)
  • Life Insurance in Partnerships and Close Corporations, Chapter 12 Business and Insurance & Practice Code (Matthew Bender 1991)

Insurance Laws Drafted

  • California Department of Insurance Bulletins 95-2 and 97-2, which relate to variable product filings (worked with Department to create and revise)
  • California Insurance Code Section 881.2 (relating to insurer names)
  • California Insurance Code Section 10506.05 (authorized Guaranteed Living Benefits in California)
  • California Department of Insurance Bulletin 2000-3 (supplements Section 10506.5)

Professional Memberships

  • The State Bar of California
  • Association of Life Insurance Counsel
  • National Association for Variable Annuities
  • Association of California Life and Health Insurance Companies
  • Conference of Insurance Counsel
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