Category: Annuities Fraud

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Pitfalls For Older Consumers Complicated, Expensive And Illiquid Contracts Limits On Returns Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against certain types of deferred annuities especially for seniors because these complex insurance policies carry high fees, lack transparency, and are illiquid (meaning it is costly to get your money […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Questionable Sales Tactics Recent Case Example Why Seniors Should Avoid Annuities Deferred annuities are insurance contracts where the policyholder pays a premium to an insurance carrier now for income payments in the future. Sellers of deferred annuities include insurance agents, and all manner of financial advisors including advisors […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Deferred Annuities Are Not For Seniors Costly, Complex Contracts Withdrawals Penalties, Commissions And Fees Deferred annuities are contracts where the policy holder makes an upfront premium payment in exchange for an income stream in years to come.  The concept sounds simple enough but in fact deferred annuities, like […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Complicated Insurance Contracts Penalties For Getting Your Money Back 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. Sellers of deferred annuities include insurance agents, and all manner of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Complicated Long-Term Insurance Policies Getting Your Money Back Is Costly Commissions, Annual Fees And Low Returns Deferred annuities are contracts where the policy holder makes an upfront premium payment in exchange for an income stream in years to come.  The concept sounds simple enough but in fact deferred […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Lenders Cannot Cross-Sell Annuities Watch For Illegal Sales Tactics Remedies For Injured Seniors California seniors with substantial equity and significant appreciation in their homes but fixed incomes may be approached by lenders to consider getting cash by taking out a reverse mortgage on their home.  The title “reverse […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Deferred Annuities Pose Problems For Seniors Penalties For Exiting From Policies Fees And Potential Tax Liabilities Whenever an insurance agent or financial advisor of any kind suggests an indexed annuity for you, be wary, especially if you are retired or nearing retirement.  Indexed annuities, like most deferred annuities, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Complicated Contracts With High Fees Penalized For Getting Your Money Back Complex Interest Crediting Formulas Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against certain types of deferred annuities especially for seniors because these complex insurance policies carry high fees, lack transparency and are illiquid. The contracts are illiquid because […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Beware Aggressive Sales Tactics Long-Term Contracts Are Costly To Exit Commissions And Fees Diminish Returns Deferred annuities are contracts where the policy holder makes an upfront premium payment in exchange for an income stream in years to come.  The concept sounds simple enough but in fact deferred annuities, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Guggenheim Partners/Security Benefit Life Insurance Company Total Value Annuities (TVAs) The life insurance and annuity attorneys at Evans Law Firm, Inc. represent California clients who have suffered losses on all types of life insurance and annuity contracts, including indexed annuities and equity indexed universal life insurance. Indexed annuities […]