Category: Annuities

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Agents Target Seniors With Retirement Planning Seminars The Goal Is To Sell Annuities Resist The Hype And Understand The Disadvantages Events like “retirement planning seminars” or “retirement consultations” typically devolve into annuity sales pitches by the hosting insurance agent.  Whenever an agent approaches you to consider a deferred […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Agents Target Seniors To Buy Annuities Annuities Aer Expensive And Tie Up Your Money For Years Substantial Penalties For Withdrawals During Early Contract Years Evans Law Firm, Inc. recommends seniors avoid deferred annuities because deferred annuity contracts are expensive and complicated and tie up a senior’s money for […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Understanding These Complicated, Long-Term Insurance Policies Commissions, Fees And Surrender Penalties Dangers In Replacements And Exchanges Of Contracts Evans Law Firm, Inc. recommends against annuities for older consumers because these complex, expensive forms of insurance tie up a senior’s money for years and impose significant penalties if you […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Annuities Are Complex, Long-Term Insurance Products Expenses Add Up Deceptive Sales Practices Evans Law Firm, Inc. recommends against annuities for older consumers because they are expensive and complicated and because these contracts tie up a senior’s money for years. Contracts carry significant annual fees and impose surrender charges […]

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 Understand How Deferred Annuities Work Avoid Quick Decisions And High-Pressure Sales Tactics Ask the Right Questions And Get A Second Opinion An annuity is an insurance contract. An insurance company agrees to pay you income at regular intervals in return for an upfront premium payment; these annuity contracts […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unsuitable Deferred Annuities For Seniors High-Pressure Sales Tactics Warning Signs For Consumers Annuity carriers pay commissions as high as 10 percent to insurance agents when they sell deferred annuities.  Agents in turn target seniors with these sales; sometime the pitch may be to convince a senior consumer to […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER How Deferred Annuities Work Pitfalls For Seniors Questionable Sales Tactics Some insurance agents become quite aggressive when selling insurance products like certain forms of life insurance and deferred annuities. Sales of these policies generate substantial sales commissions and agents may not fully disclose all the facts about these […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Questionable Annuities Sales Tactics High Commissions Drive Sales Steep Withdrawal Penalties And Lengthy Surrender Periods Agents receive substantial commissions for the selling annuities to seniors. Often annuity sales are closed on incomplete information. The consumer may not understand how these complicated contracts work and for seniors this can […]

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, […]