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Insurance BD to Pay $25 Million to Settle VA Sales Misreps 

Insurance BD to Pay $25 Million to Settle VA Sales Misreps 

A large insurance-affiliated broker-dealer agreed to pay $25 Million in fines and restitution in connection with variable annuity replacement transactions, which includes the largest fine ever imposed relating to variable annuities.   FINRA asserts that, over a 5-year period, the respondent misrepresented material facts about expenses, features, and death benefits in 72% of replacement transactions.  FINRA also avers that the firm’s principals approved 99.79% of VA replacement applications even though nearly three quarters contained materially inaccurate information.  FINRA also faults the firm for failing to adequately train its registered reps.

OUR TAKE: The regulators will shine a very bright light on sales of complex investment products that enrich the registered rep and the firm.  The DoL has already promulgated its version of a fiduciary duty.  Will the SEC and FINRA be far behind?

 

 

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