Category: Annuities

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute has released its individual annuity company ranking list for 2014, The ranking list reveals some trends, including strong competition among carriers in the fixed annuity sector. According to the data from LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute, Jackson National was the overall winner for combined selling […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Indexed universal life (IUL) insurance illustrations often appear compelling, and can outperform traditional universal life (UL) illustrations. However, these illustrations can be misleading and set unrealistic expectations for consumers. It is important that consumers who are considering these policies understand these illustrations in order to make a suitable […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Apollo Global Management spent millions of dollars to invest in Caesar’s and Harrah’s casinos in 2013 to keep the company afloat, getting the cash from its life insurance division, Athene Life Insurance and Annuity Company. Indirectly, it became Athene Life Insurance and Annuity Company’s investment in the casino […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Insurance companies and their agents may use various schemes to market and sell deferred annuities. California annuity fraud attorneys want to make consumers, and particularly senior citizens, aware of these schemes. To read more about the risks of deferred annuities and how to prevent them, read our previous […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California financial fraud attorneys want to provide consumers with tips, tools, and resources to protect against the risks of purchasing deferred annuities. For more on deferred annuities and their risks, read here: /the-risks-of-deferred-annuities-and-what-youre-really-paying-for/. TIPS TO DETERMINE IF A DEFERRED ANNUITY IS AN APPROPRIATE INVESTMENT FOR YOU: -Research the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Deferred annuities are a financial product that delays payments of income until the investor elects to receive them. This type of annuity has two main phases, the savings phase in which you invest money into the account, and the income phase in which the plan is converted into […]

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 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 A settlement involving over 200,000 senior citizens was recently approved in a California District Court lawsuit against Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America for the sale of deferred annuities to elderly victims. The class members in the class action lawsuit were recently awarded approximately $250 million in […]