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breach of fiduciary duty, fraud by misrepresentations and omissions, unfair and deceptive trade practices, and violation of state and federal securities laws.
Damage Amount Requested
$14,222.55
Broker Comment
CLAIM WAS BROUGHT BY CHILDREN OF 60 YEAR OLD CLIENT WHO WAS DIAGNOSED WITH [REDACTED] 3 YEARS AFTER SURRENDERING A $1 MILLION LIFE POLICY. SURRENDERING CLIENT WAS IN FINANCIAL TROUBLE AND NO LONGER WISHED TO PAY THE ANNUAL PREMIUM. CLAIM WAS THAT I DID NOT DO ENOUGH TO TALK THE CLIENT OUT OF SURRENDER OF THE POLICY. THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO TO TALK THE CLIENT OUT OF SURRENDER. THIS IS A HORRIBLE DECISION (IT WAS 2-1) AND WAS DRIVEN BY AN ARBITRATOR WHO WE LATER LEARNED WAS INVOLED IN A LAWSUIT AGAINST HIS PRIOR LAW PARTNERS WITH SIMILIAR LEGAL THEORIES.
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Disclosures can be customer complaints or arbitrations, regulatory actions, employment terminations, bankruptcy filings and certain civil or criminal proceedings that they were a part of.