[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 77 (Tuesday, May 4, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E474]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING THE SERVICE OF STEWART GREGG, SENIOR COUNSEL TO ALLIANZ LIFE 
                          UPON HIS RETIREMENT

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                           HON. DEAN PHILLIPS

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 4, 2021

  Mr. PHILLIPS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor and recognize the 
retirement of Stewart Gregg, Senior Securities Counsel at the Allianz 
Life Insurance Company of North America following a legal career of 
almost 35 years including the last 20 with Allianz.
  Allianz Life, which is headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota, is 
one of the largest writers of annuities in the United States. Mr. Gregg 
is currently the company's leading attorney regarding variable 
insurance products and has in the past led the General Counsel's team 
for all of the firm's securities business, focusing on the development 
of annuity products which offer lifetime protection for individuals and 
couples who seek to ensure that they can both enjoy their retirement 
years, and leave something to their heirs upon their passing.
  Stewart has achieved recognition as a leading expert on U.S. federal 
securities laws and has represented Allianz Life as a witness before 
the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry 
Regulatory Authority, and individual state insurance departments across 
the country. His knowledge and passion to do that which is right for 
Allianz Life's clients and to protect their needs deserves praise as 
does the education that he provided to regulators on complicated 
issues, which greatly helped them successfully understand and regulate 
annuities.
  A graduate of the University of Iowa, Mr. Gregg received his Juris 
Doctorate from the University of South Dakota and his Masters of Law in 
Corporate, Finance, and Securities from New York University. Early in 
his career he spent two years working at the General Counsel's office 
of the Securities and Exchange Commission where he provided legal 
counsel on more than 170 enforcement cases.
  Stewart and his wife, Kristine, live in Minneapolis and have two 
adult children, Chamberlin and Ada. He is an avid gardener and 
household chef who is also a wine connoisseur and coin collector. 
Stewart is also doing his part to support the newspaper industry as he 
reads at least three papers a day and is an expert on any range of 
subjects that emanate from his prodigious memory.
  Stewart's friends and colleagues say that his kindness comes across 
in all aspects of his life, especially in mentoring younger attorneys 
and other professionals within the Allianz Life family.
  I ask that the Congress praise Stewart Gregg for his professional and 
personal contributions and for his previous government service. Both he 
and Kristine enjoy traveling and I hope that the next chapter of his 
life brings with it good health and happiness that would make more 
adventures possible.

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