Category: Investment Fraud

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Defendant Allegedly Ran Scheme For Ten Years $32 Million In Losses To Elderly Investors Charges Of Financial Elder Abuse, Forgeries, And Theft Financial elder abuse can be limited to isolated transactions exploiting the elderly or can be a largescale fraud striking numerous elderly victims.  Seniors are often targets […]

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 California AG Alleges $1.3 Million Fraud Charges Of Theft, Securities Fraud And Financial Elder Abuse Six Victims Of Fraudulent Scheme Largescale fraudulent investment schemes against elderly victims violate securities laws constitute financial elder abuse.  See Cal. Corp. Code §§ 25401, 25540 and 25541 (fraud in securities offerings; Penal […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Avoid High-Pressure Tactics And Quick Decisions Downsides Of IULs For Seniors Rising Premiums And Policy Lapses Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally cautions against indexed universal life insurance (IULs) for senior consumers because IULs are expensive, complicated, and tie up invested money for long periods of time.  IULs, like […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER  Agents Target Seniors For Sales Of Deferred Annuities  Disadvantages For Seniors Beware Of Recommendations To Switch Contracts Insurance agents target seniors for sales of deferred annuities but these insurance products are especially complex.  Deferred annuities can run from 50 to over 100 pages long with endorsements (called riders) […]

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 Government Charges Defendant Ran Scheme For Nine Years Victims Primarily Elderly Investors False Promise Of Guaranteed Income And Other Misrepresentations Financial elder abuse can strike a particular senior citizen or can be a largescale fraud striking numerous elderly victims such as investment fraud like a Ponzi scheme, where […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Prohibitions Against Sales Of Unsuitable Insurance Policies Unsuitable Sales To Seniors Is Financial Elder Abuse Red Flags In Sales Pitches Insurance agents who sell unsuitable insurance products, including indexed annuities, to seniors violate the California Insurance Code and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) regulations against the sale of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Disadvantages Of Deferred Annuities Unsuitable Investments Reasons To Avoid Deferred Annuities Sales of unsuitable annuities, including indexed annuities, to seniors may constitute financial elder abuse and violate the California Insurance Code and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) regulations against the sale of unsuitable investments.  Cal. Welf. & Inst. […]