Deferred variable annuities are investment products which have features with both insurance
and securities (mutual fund) characteristics. They may be purchased in non-qualified (non-retirement) type accounts as well as in tax-qualified, employer-sponsored retirement or benefit plans.
FINRA Conduct Rule 2330 requires that brokers selling these products adhere to FINRA’s new Suitability Rule 2111 and Regulatory Notice 12-55 and that the customer be informed of applicable surrender periods and surrender charges, tax penalties if the product is sold or redeemed prior to reaching the age of 59 ½, mortality and expense fees, investment advisory fees, charges for features of policy riders, market risk and the insurance and investment components of deferred variable annuities.
Brokers are also required to make the determination that the customer would benefit from certain features of deferred variable annuities, such as tax-deferred growth, annuitization, or a death or living benefit.
We offer a free initial consultation to purchasers of deferred variable annuities who feel they have been victimized by the sale of these products to them.
The Law Offices of Timothy J. O’Connor is one of the only law firms practicing securities law in the Tri-City Capital District of
