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: Bowling Green Kentucky Structured Settlements
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Annuities are boring financial creatures that remain unapologetic for simply providing a sustainable “river” of income. Structured settlement annuities are also income tax free to those receiving damages from physical injuries, physical sickness or wrongful death
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A structured settlement lock-in (or lock in) means that the structured settlement annuity issuer will guarantee the cost of a structured settlement, including the specific payment stream in exchange for the “quid pro quo” of a commitment to accept or purchase.
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MetLife has launched the Non-Qualified Assignment Flex Agreement (NQA-FA), providing enhanced payment flexibility not restricted by IRC 72(u). This product supports deferred payments, lump sums, and annual increases, allowing for customization. It serves as a settlement tool for non-physical injury claims, offering reliability and strong repayment features.
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The blog addresses structured settlements, designed to provide long-term financial security through regular payments instead of a lump sum after lawsuits or claims. Aimed at teens and young adults, it highlights the importance of understanding these settlements, avoiding scams, and considering alternatives to selling them for immediate cash.
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The Periodic Payment Settlement of 1982, a public law that allows defendants to assign their obligations (via a “qualified assignment”) to make future periodic payments to a third party without retaining a future obligation to the injured party has benefits to all sides. Read more.
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Refactored Structured Settlements is used by some to unartfully describe investments in transferred structured settlement payment rights from other people’s structured settlements, when used as an alternative investment vehicle to a settling plaintiff.
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How do you obtain a structured settlement quote? What are the types of structured settlement quotes? Speak to a true structured settlement broker, expert or consultant and not a factoring company or cash flow company representative masquerading under any of these terms.
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It has been suggested that using a structured settlement annuity is an alternative to Health Savings Account. In my opinion such assertion cannot be applied categorically and each situation should be looked at independently. This blog explores the question
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Top 4 Life Insurance Companies by Structured Settlement Annuity Premium for August 2024. Industrywide structured settlement annuity premium to fund structured settlement payment obligations has increased at a 7.5% clip in both July 2024 and August 2024. Best months in history!
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Whether structured settlement payments have to be Equal (or Substantially Equal) depends on the Nature of Claim and the Settlement Planning Solution being used. Read about IRC 72(u), where it applies, and the exceptions to the non natural person rule. John Darer Reviews