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.
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Category: Amarillo Structured Settlements
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MetLife has launched the Non-Qualified Assignment Flex Agreement (NQA-FA), providing enhanced payment flexibility not restricted by IRC 72(u). This product supports deferred payments, lump sums, and annual increases, allowing for customization. It serves as a settlement tool for non-physical injury claims, offering reliability and strong repayment features.
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Corebridge Financial and Equitable Holdings are merging in a $22 billion all-stock deal, creating a new company named Equitable, trading on the NYSE as EQH. Corebridge shareholders will own 51%, while Equitable shareholders will hold 49%. The merger aims to enhance service for over 12 million customers and diversify offerings.
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Fitch Ratings has affirmed Corebridge Financial’s ratings at an A+, with a Stable outlook. Corebridge provides structured settlement annuities for both qualified and non-qualified structured settlements through its subsidiaries American General and United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New York.
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Carron Nicks’ structured settlement sophistry for NOLO fails to differentiate between a settlement and an award.and uses an improbable example in which the exemplar structured settlement simply parcels out principal over 10 years with no interest. Nicks fails on both counts..
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A structured settlement is not a judgment, but this fundamental fact seems to befuddle structured settlement factoring companies and/or their marketing teams..It’s all rather silly.
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Strategic Capital, a Canadian structured settlement factoring company, has become a Sustaining Partner of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association by contributing $27,000 to $36,000. Critics question the implications of “working alongside” lawyers in managing settlements and highlight the lack of regulation in this industry, suggesting that clients should explore options thoroughly before proceeding.
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A structured settlement broker is a licensed and regulated professional who provides professional advice and places structured settlement annuities and may provide fianncial advice and placement of financial vehicles pursuant to professional licenses.
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The 2006 Best A++ rating action applied to American General Life and American Internatonal Life Assurance Company of New York which, at the time, were the main companies in the AIG familiy of companies issuing structured settlement annuities