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  • Where the wooden gate now stands, there was a small work called the Conning Gate.

    Authorised Guide to the Tower of London W. J. Loftie 1875

  • Conning the Rubes is also part of the job of being a Democratic Activist.

    Matthew Yglesias » The Yoo and Bybee Rulings 2010

  • A study by Conning Research & Consulting in 2006 warned that the industry's tax benefits could be at risk if "these preferences are perceived to be supporting wealth accumulation or estate planning programs for the wealthy, rather than contributing to protection for widows and orphans."

    Shift to Wealthier Clientele Puts Life Insurers in a Bind Mark Maremont 2010

  • While some firms like Conning have catered to small insurers, the competition has become more fierce for big companies 'business, in which large piles of cash are at stake.

    Insurers Give Up as Investors Joe Bel Bruno 2010

  • Between January 2004 and July 2009, Conning says, the Securities and Exchange Commission took legal action against 27 U.S. life-settlement funds and advisers.

    Grim Risks of Reaping Death's Rewards Leslie Scism 2010

  • In light of the news from the meeting at Treasury and to quote Eschatonblog's Artios, "Conning homeowners by announcing a government program designed to help them when in fact it was designed to help the banksters is, in my world, 'cruel'."

    Richard Zombeck: Government Tactic: Help Banks by Lying to Homeowners 2010

  • In light of the news from the meeting at Treasury and to quote Eschatonblog's Artios, "Conning homeowners by announcing a government program designed to help them when in fact it was designed to help the banksters is, in my world, 'cruel'."

    Richard Zombeck: Government Tactic: Help Banks by Lying to Homeowners 2010

  • While some firms like Conning have catered to small insurers, the competition has become more fierce for big companies 'business, in which large piles of cash are at stake.

    Insurers Give Up as Investors Joe Bel Bruno 2010

  • Underwriting firms two years ago lengthened life expectancies, and some underwriters acknowledge "as more experiential data is gathered, future refinements to methodologies are inevitable," says Conning.

    Grim Risks of Reaping Death's Rewards Leslie Scism 2010

  • In 2008, policies totaling about $12 billion in face value were sold to investors, bringing the total outstanding to $31 billion, says Conning.

    Grim Risks of Reaping Death's Rewards Leslie Scism 2010

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