Category: Insurance Fraud

Whole Life Insurance So You Want to Know About Life Insurance It’s likely that at some point, you’ve either purchased or considered purchasing life insurance. Family, friends, and most financial advisors will advise you to consider it, particularly as you approach retirement. Some companies buy it for their employees, or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Whole Life Insurance and How to Escape It Somewhere in the vicinity of 60 percent of people living in the United States have some sort of life insurance. Insurance companies collect millions in revenue off the policies, and most people agree that it’s important to own. Getting one […]

Hospital in California Allegedly Involved in a Healthcare Fraud Including Kickbacks, Justice Claims $600 Million in Return ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER In California, the Pacific Hospital is involved in a healthcare fraud case with an alleged $600 million in falsified billing in an eight-year period. The scheme was allegedly created by the […]

California Annuity Fraud Attorneys Discuss Transparency in Annuities ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER If you or someone you know is the owner of an annuity, you know firsthand exactly how confusing and complex those products can be. Buying one involves mountains of paperwork and piles of money. Annuities are major investments, and some […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The IRS Whistleblower Reward Increased in Fiscal 2016 The IRS announced that rewards paid to whistleblowers from October 1st, 2015 to September 30, 2016 will have a 6.8 percent deduction. There is a similar deduction from the award every year, typically taken to pay outstanding government debts, and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Why We Can Hate Annuities We can hate annuities because the broke-dealers sale these financial products even though these investments could be harmful for the customers. Indeed, the broke-dealers do not have any legal obligation to give the best advice in the interest of their customers. Furthermore, they […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Why do Annuities Have a Bad Reputation? If you’ve been looking into an annuity, it’s almost certain you’ve come across a lot of sources warning you away. Why is that? On the surface, an annuity can make sense: purchasing an annuity now can save money on taxes, provide […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Indexed Universal Life Insurance policy is a recent invention, only coming into existence in the last decade or so. Traditional life insurance can be traced back for centuries, and is among the most regulated and carefully monitored financial product in existence. Considering that, what’s the advantage of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The SEC wants to alert the individuals receiving compensation from insurance companies after natural disasters like hurricanes, floods, oil spills, and fires that they may be targets of investment fraud. This compensation gives rise to investment scams and takes many forms. There are the classic Ponzi schemes where […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER It’s tempting to see retirement saving as a viable way to get big returns off Wall St. investment, to provide a hefty sum for potential medical costs, caretaking, and passing on to the next generation of your family. But the cost of big returns is big risks, and […]