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: Attorney Financial Planning
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A lifetime structured settlement annuity funded structured attorney fee is an option for a lawyer to address longevity risk. To the extent a trial lawyer structures a portion of his or her attorney fees over a lifetime, mortality risk can be shifted to the annuity issuer using a rated age if annuity issuer offers.
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Attorney Fee Deferred Compensation | Structured Attorney Fee Alternative for Trial Lawyers.Guide to Personal Injury Attorney Fee Tax Deferral Plans. An Overview for Year End Tax Planning
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MetLife’s Periodic Payment Agreement helps transfer financial obligations for personal physical injury cases that can’t be assigned under IRC Section 130. The annuity serves as a qualified funding asset, meeting the exception to the “non-natural person rule” outlined in IRC 72(u)(3)(C).
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The IRS has introduced online tool to help individuals and employers to estimate Affordable Care Act (ACA) Credits and Payments as they apply to mandatory health insurance under the ACA.
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The Estate of the Minor is the default beneficiary designation for structured settlements payable to minors. Generally minors cannot make changes of beneficiary until the age of majority. This could be a problem where the child’s parent already has (or parents have) a sizable estate
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Life insurance up to $1 million is available without having to get jabbed with a needle to draw your blood or submit a urine specimen.
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What is a structured settlement and how do I get one? Structured settlement expert John Darer® provides a brief but useful comprehensive explanation.
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Small business owners who itemize may be able to deduct 100% of their medical, dental, and qualified Long Term Care Insurance up to the Eligible Premium amounts listed above [IRC 162(l)]. for themselves, their spouse, and their dependents if …
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The Master’s Structured Settlement Consultant (MSSC) is an advanced credential earned by qualified structured settlement consultants and settlement planners from NSSTA and the Stayer Center for Executive Education at the University of Notre Dame (currently University of Texas at Austin)