Gregg, G. v. Ameriprise Financial

OPINION BY KUNSELMAN, J.:

Introduction

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.; Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.; Riversource Life Insurance Company; and Robert A. Kovalchik ("the insurance companies") appeal a non-jury verdict finding that they deceitfully profited from a business transaction with Gary and Mary Gregg. The trial judge held the insurance companies in violation of the "catchall" provision of Pennsylvania's Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (UTPCPL). 1 That catchall provision prohibits anyone who advertises, sells, or distributes goods or services from "[e]ngaging in any…