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: Boca Raton Florida Structured Settlements
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Transaction Risk in Structured Settlement Investing Is Far Greater Than Insolvency Risk and could lead to a loss of investment plus legal expenses if, as in recent examples, a transfer order for structured settlement payment rights is vacated.
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Questions continue regarding intermediaries, financial planners and settlement planners who distribute structured settlement payment rights (structured settlement derivatives) to investors mislabeled as annuities.
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Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company became the primary underwriting company for MetLife structured settlement annuities. Metropolitan Tower Life was the successor-in-interest to Metropolitan Insurance and Annuity Company (“MIAC)”, the qualified assignment company used by MetLife structured settlements until December 1, 2004.
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The words “certain” and “guaranteed” are terms used in settlement documents to describe payment obligations in a settlement agreement and in structured settlement annuities and other income annuities. Both are often used in a way that suggests the terms are synonymous, but are they?
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When does an insurance company start to flag a structured settlement factoring case for intervention? Are insurers doing enough, or should an insurer have a greater role in protecting its insured structured settlement annuitants from abusive structured settlement cash now hustlers now and in the future?
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Todd Lesk was as enthiastic apromoter of structured settlement receivables (that Lesk misbranded as annuities} as “Grandpa” is about his plump, sausage-like fingers in the MJ Structured Settlement Annuities’ YouTube ad. Fast forward, and the toll-free number for MJ now says it’s out of service.
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Structured Settlement annuities may not be sold. However the rights or receive structured settlement payments can be sold, an important distinction..
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The NASP membe rep offered $700K for more than $1MM and then purportedly said if you go these guys (investment guys) they can double your money. Such talk if made by an actually licensed financial adviser (instead of a “hustler” masquerading as one, would be unlawful.