Category: Deferred Annuity

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What Are Deferred Annuities?  Why Are Deferred Annuities Bad For Seniors? Understand How Deferred Annuities Work  Deferred annuities are insurance contracts where the policyholder pays a premium to an insurance carrier now for income payments in the future.  Below, we explain in more detail how these complicated insurance […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Retirees And Those Near Retirement Targeted  Seminars And Other Questionable Sales Tactics Understand How Annuities Work  Insurers, brokers and agents direct annuity marketing toward those planning to retire soon, and recent retirees who have their retirement savings in 401ks or other employer=sponsored plans.  Every time, an agent sells […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Aggressive Sales Tactics Inadequate Supervision And Omissions Of Important Information Misleading Sales Materials Annuity fraud takes place when seniors are sold annuity products they do not want or need. Insurance agents push these products because the sales generate substantial commissions and the carriers receive large premium payments. Evans […]

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 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Agents Incentivized By Large Commissions You May Be Sold Something That’s Not Right For You Beware High-Pressure Sales Pitches And “Today-Only” Deals Insurance Agents and brokers receive a commission for annuity sales, which incentivizes an agent to sell you an annuity.  That incentive could lead an agent to […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER SEC Alert: Stories From The Front Line Major Red Flag: Spectacular Returns and “Guarantees” Seek Help If You Have Been Defrauded One significant forms of financial elder abuse is the sale to seniors of unsuitable insurance products.  These products, such as deferred annuities and some unsuitable life insurance […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Seniors And Fixed Indexed Annuities High Commissions, Fees, And Surrender Penalties Policy Exchanges As Taxable Events Deferred annuities are complex insurance products.  Carriers that issue the products pay handsome sales commissions to the agents who sell the products to consumers.  With old consumers especially, an agent may propose […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Deferred Annuities Are Complex and Expensive The Greatest Consumer Risk: Not Understanding What You’ve Been Sold Our lawyers recommend you always beware when an insurance agent tries to sell you annuities or life insurance, particularly if you’re a senior. Annuities are complicated insurance products with a lot of […]