Yearly Archives: 2015

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California life insurance and annuity fraud attorneys warn consumers that insurance policy illustrations may be misleading and create heightened expectations for unrealistic results. Illustrations can be a useful way to demonstrate and understand how a policy, such as an indexed universal life policy (IUL), may work. However, they […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Three former managers of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation have filed Federal, as well as Florida State, whistleblower claims under the federal False Claims Act and Florida False Claims Act. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the nation’s largest supplier of HIV/AIDS medical care, is charged with defrauding Federal healthcare programs […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER All consumers that have property and casualty insurance should be careful to read the fine print on their policies, and take care in choosing an insurance provider. The amount of coverage you should consider should be based on the replacement cost value of your property, and it is […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER San Francisco nursing home abuse attorneys say that quality of care at nursing homes is suffering, as homes are competing with one another to receive Medicare funds. This competition leads nursing homes to invest in amenities to attract patients needing short-term rehab after a hospitalization for an injury […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The insurance commissioners association has been working on new rules to limit captive reinsurance, and formed a new working group to study why captive reinsurance has now spilled over from life insurance into annuities. The group is led by Nick Gerhart, Iowa’s insurance commissioner. A recent New York […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Aviva Life and Annuity filed its third lawsuit against a group of Dewey & LeBouef LLP executives on Friday in Iowa Federal Court. Aviva Life and Annuity alleges that they were misled about the firm’s finances when they purchased $35 million in secured notes. Aviva Life and Annuity […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California elder abuse attorneys commend the White House Council on Aging for their recent initiatives to address elder abuse. The council is currently hosting regional forums in advance of their once-a-decade national forum. There are four points of emphasis that the regional forums, which are co-sponsored by AARP […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California financial elder abuse attorneys want to pass along tips to combat and prevent elder abuse from The Elder Justice Roadmap, a report recently released by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services. According to the report, only one in 24 cases […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California annuity fraud attorneys note that people should be cautious in purchasing deferred annuity policies. Although these policies may seem like a beneficial investment, consumers are often misinformed about the actual risks of a deferred annuity policy. Some life insurance companies and/or their agents misinform their clients about […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The role of the whistleblower, usually a current or former employee who has witnessed unlawful behavior, is key in the fight against healthcare fraud, say California qui tam/false claims lawyers. The Whistleblower Act protects a whistleblower against retaliation. Under the False Claims Act, a whistleblower can file what […]