Articles Posted in Insurance Litigation

South Florida Life Settlement Fraud and Insurance, Mismanagement and Misrepresentation Litigation and Arbitration Attorney Securities and Exchange Commission v. Pacific West Capital Group Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 2:15-CV-02563 (C.D. Cal., filed April 7, 2015) SEC Charges Los Angeles-Based Pacific West Capital Group with Fraud in Sale of Life Settlement Investments The Securities and…

Annuity and Insurance Fraud and Misrepresentation – Elder Financial Abuse and Exploitation Litigation and Arbitration Attorney: SEC Charges Four Insurance Agents in Securities Fraud Targeting Elderly Investors The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced charges against four insurance agents for unlawfully selling securities in what turned out to be a multi-million dollar offering fraud targeting…

Equity Indexed Annuities – Boca Raton, Deerfield Beach, Lighthouse Point, Delray Beach and West Palm Beach, Florida Annuity Twisting and Fraud FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney: An equity indexed annuity is a fixed annuity, either immediate or deferred, that earns interest or provides benefits that are linked to an external equity reference or an equity…

FAQ’s that should be asked to your insurance agent, account executive or company prior to considering the purchase, exchange or sale of a deferred annuity. There are a series of basic questions that you should ask your agent or company when considering deferred annuities. This list is not designed to be complete in all material…

Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Lantana, Lake Worth, West Palm Beach and Jupiter, Palm City and Stuart Florida Senior, Elder and Retirement Financial Abuse and Probate FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney: FAQs – Annuity: An annuity is a contract in which an insurance company makes a series of income payments at regular intervals in return for…

Florida Variable Annuity Fraud and Elder, Senior and Retirement Financial Abuse and Exploitation FINRA Arbitration, Litigation and Probate Estate Attorney: SEC Announces Charges Against Brokers, Adviser, and Others Involved in Variable Annuities Scheme to Profit From Terminally Ill The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced enforcement actions against a pair of brokers, an investment advisory…

South Florida Broker/Dealer and Account Executive Negligent Supervision, Forgery and Unauthorized Activity FINRA Arbitration, Litigation and Probate Estate Attorney. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) is a self-regulatory authority assigned the responsibility, by the Securities and Exchange Commission, to license, regulate and discipline securities broker/dealers and their employees, including account executives. In the event…

South Florida Broker/Dealer and/or Account Executive Negligent Supervision, Selling Away and Unapproved Outside Business Activity FINRA Arbitration, Litigation and Probate Estate Attorney. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) is a self-regulatory authority assigned the responsibility, by the Securities and Exchange Commission, to license, regulate and discipline securities broker/dealers and their employees, including account executives.…

Elder, Senior and Financial Abuse and Exploitation FINRA Arbitration, Litigation and Probate Estate Attorney, Russell L. Forkey, Esq. Extent of Elder Abuse Victimization: We have been focusing recently or our website, www.forkeylaw.com and on this blog about various issues relating to elder, senior and retirement financial abuse and exploitation. This post is designed to provide…

Hybrid Senior, Elder and Retirement Financial Abuse and Exploitation Arbitration, Litigation and Probate Estate Attorney, Russell L. Forkey, Esq. Hybrid financial exploitation. It has been determined that a relatively unrecognized situation, referred to as hybrid financial exploitation, arises when financial exploitation co-occurs with physical abuse and/or neglect. These cases typically involve financially dependent family members,…