Category: Deferred Annuities

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company Annuities Nationwide’s New Heights© Products J.P. Morgan MOZAIC I and MOZAIC II Investment Strategies Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company, part of the Nationwide Mutual Insurance Group, issues fixed indexed annuities in California under the trade names Nationwide New Heights©, Nationwide High […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company Annuities Nationwide’s New Heights© Products J.P. Morgan MOZAIC I and MOZAIC II Investment Strategies Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company, part of the Nationwide Mutual Insurance Group, issues various types of deferred annuities here in Los Angeles and throughout the State of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER  “Retirement Counseling” Sessions Be Wary Of Annuity Sales Soon-to-retire federal employees in California should use caution if they receive a flyer or see a poster for a “counseling session”, “workshop” or seminar. Also, you may just receive a flyer encouraging you to contact “retirement specialist” without any seminar […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Be Wary Of “Retirement Counseling” Sessions Sales Of Nationwide New Heights© Annuities If you are a soon-to-retire federal employees here in California be careful: you may be invited to a “counseling session” or seminar.  Retirement seminars are sometimes held in union halls, hotels or other spaces accommodating large […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Loss Of Control Of Investment Penalties On Withdrawals  Sales Commissions, Contract Fees And Low Returns Deferred annuities are complex, long-term insurance products which are not generally suitable for older consumers.  Evans Law Firm, Inc. recommends against certain types of deferred annuities, such as fixed indexed annuities, for older […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Surrender Penalties And Illiquidity Locked In To Investment Strategies Sales Commissions, Annual Fees And Low Returns Fixed indexed annuities (FIAs) and other deferred annuities are long-term, complex insurance policies which require you to lose control over your investment.  Seniors and those close to retirement are often targeted by […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Annuity Sales Commissions Are Significant Premium “Bonuses” Are Phantom Benefit Lengthy And Costly Surrender Periods Deferred annuities, like fixed indexed annuities, are long and complicated insurance contract under which an insurance company agrees to pay you income at regular intervals in the future in return for an upfront […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Penalties On Withdrawals And Contract Fees Complex Interest Crediting Rules Risks Of Loss Deferred annuities are contracts where the policy holder makes an upfront premium payment in exchange from an income stream in years to come.  The principal sounds simple enough but in fact deferred annuities, like fixed […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Complex And Expensive Insurance Policies Deceptive Sales Practices High Commissions, Fees And Policy Expenses A deferred annuity is an insurance contract between you and an insurance company. You buy the annuity by making one or more premium payments to the insurance company. The insurance company promises to make […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Understanding How Deferred Annuities Work Surrender Penalties A Big Downside For Seniors Commissions, Fees, Participation Rates And Caps Deferred annuities are insurance contracts where the policyholder pays a premium to an insurance carrier now for income payments in the future.  Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against deferred […]