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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by John Darer CLU ChFC MSSC CeFT RSP CLTC University of Maryland Law Professor Opines That Structured Settlement Transfers Involving Lead Paint Victims Should Be Unlawful In Structured Settlement Sales and Lead-Poisoned Sellers: Just Say No”, University of Maryland Law Professor Karen Syma Czapansky questions whether courts should permit sales of periodic payments under…
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The proposed “structured settlement” was touted as a structure to be purchased through a 3rd party to be facilitated TX law firm. The “annuity” proposed was in fact a “receivable purchase agreement” involving purchase of payment rights from a structured personal injury settlement from a CA case.
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Allstate had a peculiar way of issuing life with certain structured settlements as 2 contracts. This has led to confusion from time to time with contracts many years down the road. I’ve reblogged a 2015 post to help annuitants, colleagues and staff members. Allstate stopped writing structures in 2013.
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Structured settlement factoring transactions are generally bad for structured settlement payees. In addition to giving up security, most payees sacrifice substantial economic value. It should be the financing of last resort for structured settlement payees. Berkshire Hathaway does the right thing.
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Settlement Advocates, associated with Owings Mills’ Ryan Blank claims to be an affiliate of the NASP, although it’s not listed. Let’s ponder “what is a settlement advocate?” and whether a member of an association of “cents on the dollar” buyers can legitimately use the term settlement advocate.
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Settlement Planning Opportunities and Considerations With The Excelsior Scholarship and Collateral Benefits as New York offers free full-time undergraduate tuition at public colleges and universities to students with an annual family income of $125,000 or less.
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Income Stream Exchange, The Annuities Exchange, and Settlement Exchange claim to be structured settlement exchanges but mislead consumers and investors by not functioning as authentic exchanges.