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: Beyond Structured Settlements S2KM Blog
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This author is not denying that there are merits to the idea of a single claimant 468B qualified settlement fund under certain circumstances. Its proponents however have failed strategically. Perhaps it’s time to go back to the stable and saddle up a NEW horse.
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Up until a certain point following the commencement of litigation in Spencer v Hartford, those fundings were allegedly at a discount to that offered to claimant and litigants who were not litigating against Hartford insured tortfeasors.
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Beyond Structured Settlements " Discussion of the legal issues related to structured settlements" Alexa description February 22, 2009 Beyond Structured Settlements "Commentary about structured settlements and special needs planning" Blog tag line February 22, 2009 Previously Beyond Structured Settlements tagline was "collaborative thinking and commentary about the Internet impacts four overlapping markets – structured settlements,…
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What Hindert has never discussed, however, is what our sources tell us is the business practice of structured settlement “servicing” that factoring companies engage in “on virtually every deal” involving a partial transfer, concurrent with the time Hindert was promoting them.
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With Patrick Hindert it's the case of "hand bags at dawn! "I appreciate Patrick's comments concerning my candidacy for the NSSTA Board (and his right to say them) even though they are "just a bit" over the top don't you think? Patrick Hindert is extremely passionate about the factoring issue and I am clearly NOT…
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Where Pat Hindert Sees Bleak I see Strands of Optimism. The fact is that structured settlement industry premium is up 7% year over year, It’s worth noting that production increased despite the withdrawal of two companies from the market in February 2013.
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Hindert’s viewpoint about a structured settlement annuitant’s “right to factor” their structured settlement payments, appears to be inconsistent with that of the President of NASP, whose annual meeting is the subject of the post
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HIndert continues to avoid the controversial and big news that the Society of Settlement Planners named a factoring representative to its Board of Directors.
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Where in the world is S2KM? Does the alter ego of Patrick Hindert still exist? Hindert's blog "Beyond Structured Settlements" still has occasional posts although in recent times those have been authored by NYU 3L Jeremy Babener as contributing author. Patrick Hindert's LinkedIn Profile lists S2KM Limited as a past employment ending in October 2009.…