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New investors see life settlements as hedge against U.S. debt default

Bob Graham — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:35:45 +0000

Life settlements are becoming an increasingly appealing option for investors who fear the recent volatility of the stock market combined with the globalization of financial markets, according to a Dallas-based company that trains life settlement brokers.

New investors see life settlements as hedge against U.S. debt default via IFAwebnews.

FINRA warns of desperate investors ‘chasing returns’ at own peril

Jaime L. Brockway — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:40:02 +0000

Investors should stop “chasing returns” and remember to be careful when dealing with riskier, complex products that promise higher returns than traditional investments, a financial authority warns.

FINRA warns of desperate investors ‘chasing returns’ at own peril via IFAwebnews.

Five sentenced in Va. for roles in $100 million life-settlement fraud

Bob Graham — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:44:12 +0000

Five employees of a life-settlement company, including two executives, who admitted to conspiring to bilk more than 800 investors were sentenced to prison for their roles in the $100 million, life-settlement fraud scheme.

Five sentenced in Va. for roles in $100 million life-settlement fraud via IFAwebnews.

FPIC investors probing whether sale price to Doctors Co. is adequate

Bob Graham — Wed, 25 May 2011 17:47:46 +0000

Investors in FPIC Insurance Group, a medical professional liability insurer, are questioning whether the share price for the company's sale to The Doctors Co. is good enough.

FPIC investors probing whether sale price to Doctors Co. is adequate via IFAwebnews.

Investors expected to vary responses to gas price spike

Bob Graham — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:25:21 +0000

The likely actions of financial service professionals’ clients as gasoline prices continue to rise are far from clear, according to the latest IFAwebnews.com poll.

Investors expected to vary responses to gas price spike via IFAwebnews.

AIG investors ask Del. court to let suit against insurer go forward

Jaime L. Brockway — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 11:22:45 +0000

American International Group (AIG) investors, who were barred from suing companies that conspired with AIG executives in an alleged bid-rigging scheme, should be able to sue those companies, lawyers for the investors told the U.S. Supreme Court recently.

AIG investors ask Del. court to let suit against insurer go forward via IFAwebnews.

Pa., other securities regulators seeing fraud scheme ‘mutations’

Bob Graham — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 10:09:06 +0000

Securities regulators in Pennsylvania and other states are warning investors to keep an eye out for "mutations of old schemes and themes" as con artists seek to profit from new federal financial reform legislation.

Pa., other securities regulators seeing fraud scheme ‘mutations’ via IFAwebnews.

LHC Group’s investors probing alleged Medicare reimbursement issues

IFAwebnews Staff — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:15:38 +0000

A group of investors in a Louisiana-based in-home Medicare health service provider are investigating whether the company’s leadership allowed it to unfairly take advantage of the Medicare reimbursement system.

LHC Group’s investors probing alleged Medicare reimbursement issues via IFAwebnews.

Life company execs pay $1 million to settle SEC disclosure inquiry

Keith L. Martin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:59:38 +0000

Two executives of an Iowa life insurance company will pay a combined $1 million in penalties as part of civil settlements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regarding misleading proxy disclosures to investors.

Life company execs pay $1 million to settle SEC disclosure inquiry via IFAwebnews.

Marsh to pay $435 million to settle bid-rigging, ERISA allegations

Keith L. Martin — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:49:27 +0000

Five years after investors filed suit over loses they say were linked to the company failure to disclose illegal practices, Marsh & McLennan Co. has reached a settlement.

Marsh to pay $435 million to settle bid-rigging, ERISA allegations via IFAwebnews.