Structured Settlements 4Real®Blog 2026

Structured settlements expert John Darer reviews the latest structured settlements and settlement planning information and news, and provides expert opinion and highly regarded commentary. that is spicy, Informative, irreverent and effective for over 20 years.

In announcing a new version of a seminal text, the National Structured Settlements Trade Association states that a professional designation IT awards is “offered at the University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business” when it is merely hosted at the University (see else where in NSSTA website “By hosting the NSSTA CSSC Program at Notre Dame…”). A search of the University of Notre Dame school’s website comes up empty on a search for “Certified Structured Settlement Consultant” on May 2, 2011 @930am EDT.

http://business.nd.edu/search.aspx?searchbox=Certified Stuctured Settlement Consultant

Unless those that actually award the designation  (i.e. NSSTA) set a proper example, how can a new generation of Certified Structured Settlement Consultants be expected to properly characterize their credentials to the public?.

Lest we forget…  a “pre-Pilates program” history lesson from The Structured Settlement Watchdog™ in 2009:

The structured settlement watchdog cares about the structured settlement industry and the value provided by the Certified Structured Settlement Consultant Designation education program. He earned the CSSC after “4 Days In The Vicinity of Touchdown Jesus” in 1995.    

If you must

 

Download Notre Dame response to promotion of CSSC 7-15-2009

Download Letter to University of Notre Dame concerning CSSC 2009

Download CSSC completion certificate circa October 2007

Some Certified Structured Settlement Consultants Still Citing Wrong Institution That Didn’t Award Them Professional Designation  April 6, 2011

 

 

 

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