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Dateline NBC: Tricks of the Trade

Number 24096
Subject Insurance
Source NBC News Dateline
State NY
Year 2008
Publication Date 04/13/2008
Summary In this investigation, Dateline exposed what experts call deceptive sales practices in the marketing of equity indexed annuities - especially to senior citizens. Hidden cameras captured the claims agents made and the critical disclosures they glossed over when they thought they were alone with retirees.
Category Contest Entry
Pages 37
Keywords fraud; abusive sales tactics; equity indexed annuities; marketing; sales methods; retirement planning seminars; scare tactics; insurance licenses;
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