Category: Deferred Annuities

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unsuitable Deferred Annuities For Seniors High-Pressure Sales Tactics Warning Signs For Consumers Annuity carriers pay commissions as high as 10 percent to insurance agents when they sell deferred annuities.  Agents in turn target seniors with these sales; sometime the pitch may be to convince a senior consumer to […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER  Agents Target Seniors For Sales Of Deferred Annuities  Disadvantages For Seniors Beware Of Recommendations To Switch Contracts Insurance agents target seniors for sales of deferred annuities but these insurance products are especially complex.  Deferred annuities can run from 50 to over 100 pages long with endorsements (called riders) […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER How Deferred Annuities Work Pitfalls For Seniors Questionable Sales Tactics Some insurance agents become quite aggressive when selling insurance products like certain forms of life insurance and deferred annuities. Sales of these policies generate substantial sales commissions and agents may not fully disclose all the facts about these […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Questionable Annuities Sales Tactics High Commissions Drive Sales Steep Withdrawal Penalties And Lengthy Surrender Periods Agents receive substantial commissions for the selling annuities to seniors. Often annuity sales are closed on incomplete information. The consumer may not understand how these complicated contracts work and for seniors this can […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unsuitable Insurance For Seniors Questionable Sales Tactics Red Flags For Consumers Insurance companies may offer commissions as high as 10 percent to agents to sell products like long-term deferred annuities to senior citizens. In this environment, consumers should arm themselves with information to protect their interests. Evans Law Firm, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Prohibitions Against Sales Of Unsuitable Insurance Policies Unsuitable Sales To Seniors Is Financial Elder Abuse Red Flags In Sales Pitches Insurance agents who sell unsuitable insurance products, including indexed annuities, to seniors violate the California Insurance Code and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) regulations against the sale of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Disadvantages Of Deferred Annuities Unsuitable Investments Reasons To Avoid Deferred Annuities Sales of unsuitable annuities, including indexed annuities, to seniors may constitute financial elder abuse and violate the California Insurance Code and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) regulations against the sale of unsuitable investments.  Cal. Welf. & Inst. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Deceptive Sales Practices Fees And Surrender Charges Understand How Returns Are Calculated Annuity sales to senior citizens have increased in recent years, but so has a sense of confusion among older consumers who are so often targeted by agents selling complex and expensive annuities. The confusion over these […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unethical Agents And Aggressive Sales Tactics Deliberate Omissions Of Important Information False Promises And Misrepresentations Evans Law Firm, Inc. recommends against annuities for older consumers because they are expensive and complicated and because these contracts tie up a senior’s money for years. Deferred annuities impose significant surrender penalties […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Questionable Sales Tactics Targeting Seniors Deferred Annuities Are Illiquid, Expensive And Poor Performing “Teaser” Interest Rates And Unsuitable Exchanges Deferred annuities contracts are expensive and complex insurance policies.  Deferred annuities are not investments in index funds despite labels like indexed annuities.  Evans Law Firm, Inc. recommends against annuities […]