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The STRUCTURED SETTLEMENTS 4REAL® Blog is a highly regarded source for structured settlement news, information, and commentary, led by structured settlement and settlement planning subect mater expert John Darer CLU ChFC MSSC CeFT RSP CLTC. With two decades of operation, the blog and 4structures.com are recognized as comprehensive resources, offering detailed guides and specialized insights. Established in 2005, the blog caters to a broad audience, including legal professionals, injured individuals, families, and various stakeholders, providing reviews and opinions on settlement planning. John Darer, President of 4structures.com LLC, is a seasoned structured settlement expert with over 40 years of financial services experience and 31 years specializing in structured settlements. Based in Stamford, CT, he is a Certified Financial Transitionist and Registered Settlement Planner, holding insurance licenses in 45 states and the District of Columbia. John Darer is dedicated to transparency and advocacy, he emphasizes the importance of engaging trained and licensed professionals for settlement planning, offering valuable insights through his investigative journalism and professional commentary.

Will New AM Best Rating Methodology on Structured Settlements STOP Discount Rate Gouging By “Cash Now” Pushers?

DealFlow media reported on April 25, 2008 that A.M. Best is "four to eight weeks away from publishing a new methodology for the rating of structured settlements, which will address the securitization of asset-backed securities involving pools of structured settlements that are sold by factoring companies (including the "cash now" pushers).

Inasmuch as AM Best is going to put out a methodology now to gauge the credit risk on these transactions, will this mean that some "cash now" pushers" will no longer be able to take advantage of consumers with ridiculously high discount rates (Hello Peachtree!) on structured settlements written by insurers rated A++ or A+ by AM Best?

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