ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The High Cost of Surrender Charges If you are over age 60, live in California, and have fully or partially surrendered a deferred annuity, you may have paid a surrender charge also called a surrender penalty or withdrawal charge. California law has very specific rules about surrender charges […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Abuse: The Ugly Facts Elder Abuse Physical elder abuse can be so horrific that is a difficult subject to face. But it happens, right here in San Mateo County.  A recent story depicted the physical and sexual abuse a caregiver inflicted on a senior here in our […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Exploitation of Elders: A Crime on the Rise Financial Elder Abuse The elderly population in America is steadily growing, as our baby boomers become senior citizens. In fact, about 10,000 individuals turn 65 every single day, which is making “elderly” a very steadily-increasing sector of our population. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Annuity Scams Targeted At Seniors Annuity Fraud Seniors can often fall victim to financial elder abuse and scams; on average, this can cost an elder $140,500. This number, while certainly shocking, also exemplifies just how far someone is willing to go for their own gain. Some of this […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER False Claim Whistleblower Case The “Materiality” Issue The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently took the rare step of overruling a jury finding of False Claims Act (FCA) liability in a case involving government payment for highway guardrails. See United States ex rel. Harman v. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Lincoln Financial Deferred Annuities The annuity attorneys at Evans Law Firm Inc. have experience representing clients who have suffered losses on all types of annuity contracts, including fixed, indexed, and variable deferred annuities. All of these contracts charge penalties on full or partial surrenders. Lincoln Financial issues fixed, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Understanding Income Riders What Are Income Riders? Deferred annuities are insurance policies where the policyholder pays a premium today to receive a series of payments back at some future date. Growth on the dollars paid, if any, is tax deferred.  Income riders are attachments to deferred annuities that […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Evictions in San Francisco Evictions of the elderly here in San Francisco are receiving greater attention as elder evictions mount in our city. In several reported cases, evictions resulted in the untimely deaths of the evicted seniors.  Recently, Ingrid Evans, a San Francisco elder abuse attorney with […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Surrender Charges on Whole and Universal Life Insurance If you are over age 60, live in California, and have surrendered a whole or universal life insurance policy, you may have paid a surrender penalty. California law has very specific rules about surrender penalties for seniors.  The insurance and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Surrender Charges and Taxes Full or Partial Surrenders Whenever an insurance agent pitches a replacement of your existing annuity, think surrender charges and tax consequences. Surrender charges may be imposed on partial or full surrenders for up to ten years and beyond during the life of a policy. […]