Monthly Archives: February 2024

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Class Action Against Security Benefit Life Insurance Company Policies Marketed as Total Value Annuities Consumers in a national class-action lawsuit against Security Benefit Life Insurance Co. for misrepresentations made by Security Benefit in connection with the sale of certain fixed indexed annuities scored a victory last year when […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victim’s Pension and Social Security Benefits Redirected Online Access To Change Deposit Instructions Protecting Loved Ones From Financial Elder Abuse Anonymous online access to pension or Social Security benefit profiles or phone impersonations of seniors are frequent ploys by caregivers intent on stealing from unsuspecting older persons. Whenever […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Avoid The Sales Hype Around Annuities Long-Term Contracts Are Costly To Exit Commissions And Fees Diminish Returns Deferred annuities are contracts where the policy holder makes an upfront premium payment in exchange for an income stream in years to come.  The concept sounds simple enough but in fact […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Over $1 Million Taken Fraudulent Checks And Phony “Gifts” Remedies For Seniors And Their Heirs Older persons lose more than $3 billion annually as a result of financial elder abuse, according to FBI and National Institute of Justice statistics. The true figure is likely much, much higher as […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Sentenced For Fraud On Senior Altered Paychecks And Submitted Fraudulent Timesheets Protecting Older Loved Ones From Financial Abuse Whenever a dishonest stranger or caregiver enters an elderly person’s home, jewelry and other valuables, and checks and credit cards can disappear quickly.   It may happen only once but […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Lenders Cannot Cross-Sell Annuities Watch For Illegal Sales Tactics Remedies For Injured Seniors California seniors with substantial equity and significant appreciation in their homes but fixed incomes may be approached by lenders to consider getting cash by taking out a reverse mortgage on their home.  The title “reverse […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 81-Year-Old Victim Victim Entrusted Caregiver To Pay His Bills Authorities Allege Caregiver Stole Thousands The consequences of financial elder abuse on senior victims can be devastating.  Some elderly victims are driven to the brink of homelessness due to lack of funds to pay their rent.  There are instances […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elderly Victim Suffers Financial And Physical Abuse Caregiver Accused Of Assaulting Elderly Patient Protecting Older Loved Ones Physical abuse or neglect of an elder is often coupled with financial abuse, as the allegations in one reported case, discussed below, reveal.  Greedy caregivers, intent on stealing a senior or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Deferred Annuities Pose Problems For Seniors Penalties For Exiting From Policies Fees, Participation Rates And Caps Whenever an insurance agent or financial advisor of any kind suggests an indexed annuity for you, be wary, especially if you are retired or nearing retirement.  Indexed annuities, like most deferred annuities, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER $30.9 Million Verdict Against For-Profit Nursing Home Stage IV Pressure Wound Lead To Death Alleged Understaffing To Blame Older persons are at risk of physical and emotional abuse, neglect, and abandonment by in-home caregivers and also in nursing homes and assisted care facilities  See Cal. Welf. & Inst. […]