M. Douglas Close

Background

Close, M. Douglas was born on February 9, 1950 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

Education

University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts, 1972). University of California, Los Angeles School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1975).

Career

Admitted to the bar, 1975, California and United States. District Court, Central District of California. Fellow, Life Office Management Association (Fellow, Life Management Institute), with distinction.

Member, Board of Directors, Association of California Life Insurance Companies, 1986—.

Conference of Insurance Counsel, 1980—. Author: "GICS: The Final Hurdle," Best"s Review, November 1985.

Instructor, Insurance Law, Los Angeles Community College System, 1981-1983. Life Insurance Law, Life Office Management Association, 1980-1984.

Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Executive Life Insurance Company, Los Angeles, California, 1984-1990.

Assistant General Counsel, Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company, Los Angeles, California, 1980-1984. General Counsel, California Life Insurance Company, Los Angeles, California, 1978-1980. Associate, Katz, Simon, Weiss & Horwich, Los Angeles, California, 1975-1978.

(Associate General Counsel)(Also Vice-President and General Counsel, Farmers New World Life).

Achievements

• M. Douglas Close has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, Board of Directors, Association of California Life Insurance Companies, 1986—. Conference of Insurance Counsel, 1980—. Fellow, Life Office Management Association (Fellow, Life Management Institute), with distinction.

Member, Board of Directors, Association of California Life Insurance Companies, 1986—.

Conference of Insurance Counsel, 1980—.