Direct Selling

  • 1985 - AP - Organizational Deviance in the Direct Selling Industry: A Case Study of the Amway Corporation, by Carol Lynn Juth-Gavasso - 331p
    • (p52) - In addition, many of the concerns of the direct sellers are also the concerns of the insurance companies.
      • ⇒ Many insurance agents are in positions similar to the independent contractors in direct selling organizations: both work on a commission basis and both are independent businesspersons.
  • 1968 0304, 05, 20, and 21- GOV (Senate) - Door-to-Door Sales Regulation, Warren G. Magnuson (D-WA) - [PDF-p-GooglePlay]
  • 1971 0217 - Congressional Record - (p46 / 2969) - Extension of Remarks - The Direct Selling Industry, Hon. Charles H. Wilson [Charlie Wilson] (D-CA) -
    • congress.gov/92/crecb/1971/02/17/GPO-CRECB-1971-pt3-1-3.pdf 
    • President Nixon recently recognized the vitality of this industry and the contributions it makes to the economy. In greeting the member firms of the DSA at their annual meeting, the President stated that in the long tradition of in-home selling the members of the Direct Selling Association offer convenience and service to the buyer, and provide important career opportunities for all who seek immediate tangible results from their personal efforts.
      • Mr. Nixon continued: You have done much to further the development of self-regulatory business practices that are among the most prized aspects of our free enterprise system.
    • I wish to concur with the President's observations.
  • 1974 0710 - GOV (Senate) - Pyramid Sales, Frank E. Moss (D-UT)  ---  [BonkNote]  ---  [PDF-xp-GooglePlay]
  • 2000 0503 - GOV (House) - Accession of China  to the WTO, Bill Archer (R-TX)
    • [PDF-157p, VIDEO-?]
    • Submissions for the Record
      • DSA - Direct Selling Association, statement ......... 141
    • House - Committee on Ways and Means Committee
  • 2019 - SOA - Session 133: Millennial Maven: Insurtechs for the Future, Society of Actuaries - 38p
  • 2021 - SOA - Emerging Issues in Underwriting - Survey Report, Society of Actuaries - 57p