FINRA has barred former Bankers Life Securities broker Ryan Tarjanyi from the securities industry for providing inaccurate information during on-the-record testimony regarding a customer’s execution of an annuity partial withdrawal form, in violation of FINRA Rules 8210 and 2010.
FINRA initially opened an examination of Tarjanyi’s sales practices in 2019. At that time, Bankers Life Securities reported that customers complained about Tarjanyi, alleging forgery and falsification of information on an insurance application and annuity withdrawal forms.
On September 24, 2020, FINRA made a preliminary determination to recommend that disciplinary action be brought against Tarjanyi, alleging that Tarjanyi falsified documents, forged customer signatures, and misrepresented the terms of an insurance policy (the forgeries facilitated unauthorized withdrawals from customer funds), in violation of FINRA Rules.