The second year, industry paid more than $700,000, and we increased the size from 192 pages to 232.
No other industry in any state paid even close to that amount.
The industry will pay $427 million in attorneys' fees, which is not part of the $6.5 billion.
Congress also felt the industry was not paying its fair share of federal taxes.
In the past, the industry didn't pay much attention to its audience profile.
The industry will effectively be paying off those costs over 30 years.
They also say the industry often does not pay enough attention to consumer complaints.
In comparison, the industry paid death benefits on only 2.2 million policies.
German industry and the government will each pay $2.5 billion to the fund.
The industry would not be paying for talking any longer.