Category: Annuities

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company Annuities Nationwide’s New Heights© and High Point© Products Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company, part of the Nationwide Mutual Insurance Group, issues fixed indexed annuities in California under the trade names Nationwide New Heights©, Nationwide High Point 365 ©, and Nationwide High […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Many California teachers invest in annuities to supplement their retirement income. Insurance agents often attempt to sell teachers annuities because insurance laws in California allow agents to solicit payroll deferrals directly from individual teachers. These payroll deferral arrangements are commonly called “403(b) plans.” Agents tend to promote annuities […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Deferred Annuities Are Complex Products What To Watch For Avoid Replacements And Exchanges Deferred annuities are complicated investments.  Some bear complex qualities of both life insurance and securities products; contracts run from 50 to 100 pages or more and are filled with technical language and actuarial tables. Insurance agents […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Agents Target Seniors For Annuity Purchases The Primary Disadvantages Of Annuities For Seniors Check With Tax Advisor And Get A Second Opinion Evans Law Firm, Inc. recommends seniors avoid certain types of deferred annuities because deferred annuity contracts can be expensive and complicated and tie up a senior’s […]

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 […]