Finra said the firm failed to mandate and enforce its own written supervisory procedures, resulting in the unsuitable sale of L-share variable annuities tied to long-term riders.
Six Cetera broker-dealers allege the insurer will be breaching its contractual obligations by withholding millions of dollars in trail commissions from their brokers.
The personnel changes come weeks after the insurer's controversial decision to stop paying trail commissions on some annuities.
And none of them have anything to do with the death of the DOL rule
There's a risk advisers could see quality of care suffer for their clients in these sorts of deals.
This is the first known arbitration filed against the insurer for its decision on variable annuity commissions.
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Jurisdiction is shared between the SEC, Finra and state insurance commissioners. Will any of them step in?
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The lawsuit comes days after an LPL broker filed a similar legal complaint.
While the new majority is unlikely to block the SEC advice rule, retirement income advocates forecast momentum for annuities legislation.
Lance Browning is trying to stop the insurer from terminating annuity trail commissions on behalf of thousands of other brokers.
Agency wants to improve investor knowledge, but consumer advocate says seven-page example included in proposal has similar weaknesses to Form CRS
The insurer joins other large players that have recently left the business, which is less profitable than it used to be.
Some experts believe the offer is related to the company's recent decision to discontinue trail commissions on some VAs.
But consumer advocate says proposal doesn't elevate standard beyond current suitability.
The controversial elimination of trail compensation on certain VA contracts won't apply to this firm's brokers.
Advisers are concerned that Ohio National's "scorched-earth policy" may lead other insurers to take a similar action.
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