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: Best Practices Structured Settlements
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With respect to “no cost ” qualified settlement funds Counsel for the Arkansas Insurance Department, faced with the same set of facts presented to NY, stated: “After reviewing the NY Department’s opinion, I am of the opinion that the Arkansas Insurance Code would prohibit the activity
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The question of whether insurance brokers are required to obtain the lowest cost insurance that meets the insured’s needs was addressed by the Missouri Supreme Court in the case of Emerson Electric Co. v. Marsh & McLennan Cos., 362 S.W.3d 7 (Mo. 2012).
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Each of the commenters to the initial draft is automatically assigned a different color by MS Word so that all parties, their lawyers and their structured settlement consultants can quickly and clearly see edits, who made the edits and can accept or reject them.
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An insurer or Defendant that funds a structured settlement in advance of receiving a signed Court Order or signed release is doing themselves and other parties a favor, particularly when interest rates are decreasing and/or when a precise benefit is needed for court submissions.
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At the time, I inquired, “Who are these structured settlement companies?” If attorney Lore’s statements are accurate, the actions of these “structured settlement companies” seem to contravene North Carolina law. N.C. See GS 58-62-96 (a)
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Plaintiff attorneys should use caution when encountering a latter day defense tactic that still occasionally pops up in negotiations, involving pressuring the plaintiff into a structured settlement with payment terms of only a few years in the current environment. Such moves were popular a few years ago. Whatever the packaging, the primary motivation was to…
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Why Are Structured Settlement Media “Hit Men” in Hiding? AIG Lawsuit Was “Ginned Up” As a “Tidal Wave Rolling Over the Structured Settlement Profession” and “What will be one of the more closely watched lawsuits of the last ten years”. Dismissed with prejudice and affirmed on appeal. Crickets.
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Is everything kosher with this structured settlement transaction? If not, why? Is A insulated from the actions of C or D in this “daisy chain” with respect to potential claims by E or F?
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Without a direct carrier appointment the only way a person or entity can legally be paid for their role in placing life insurance or annuity business in New York is via a life broker’s license.