ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Johnson & Johnson settles baby powder cancer lawsuit for $72 million In a major consumer rights case, where a woman with ovarian cancer alleged that her condition was due to the use of Johnson & Johnson talcum based products, including baby powder and Shower to Shower, the defendants […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER New FINRA Rules aim to protect victims of Financial Elder Abuse FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, is planning to roll out a new set of rules aimed at curbing the financial abuse of elders, which has become an increasing problem in the last few decades. Theft, scams, […]

Pacific Life Insurance is headquartered in Newport Beach, California and was founded in 1868. Pacific Life has selling agreements with more than 850 financial planning firms, banks, securities broker-dealers, and other financial institutions throughout the United States. It offers annuities and life insurance policies, and is the number one seller […]

Accordia Life is a subsidiary of Global Atlanta Financial Group Limited, which is a financial services group company with 9 offices and more than $40 billion in assets. Accordia Life offers annuities and life insurance policies, including several different indexed universal life insurance options. Accordia’s website describes indexed universal life […]

Aviva is headquartered in Britain and offers insurance policies to 34 million customers spread throughout 15 different countries. Aviva USA’s life insurance line had approximately $10 million in statutory admitted assets at the end of 2012, when a company called Athene made the decision to purchase Aviva USA from Aviva […]

Athene USA is a subsidiary of Athene Holding, Ltd.  It is licensed to sell products in all 50 states throughout the U.S. There are approximately 25,000 independent agents who sell annuities and insurance products offered by Athene Holdings. More than 769,000 policies have been issued by this major insurance provider, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allianz Life Insurance reports record profits in 2015 The Background The years since the Great Recession have been hard for a lot of people. Stagnant wages, lost jobs, and loss of benefits and insurance. People have had to cut unnecessary expenses out of their budgets and focus on […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER IRS Whistleblowers Protection Currently, IRS whistleblowers don’t have a legal protection against retaliation even though this protection exists under other whistleblower award programs. Without protection against retaliation, whistleblowers may face physical harm or damages to economic interests. But in most cases, they could lose their job because they […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Whole Life vs. Term Life Policies One major decision to make when you’re planning on buying life insurance is the decision to get whole or term life. The names are pretty self-explanatory: whole life covers you for your entire life, term life only does so for a pre-determined […]

Another elder abuse case in the San Mateo County A businessman convinced a 92-year-old woman to invest more than $144,000 in his company. Apparently, he used the money to pay the rent for his office and to go on vacations. However, the businessman pleaded not guilty to elder abuse charge. […]