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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John Darer reviews a recent Forbes Advisor inaccurate “Expert Reviewed” structured settlement Holey Moly by a UCLA law professor, only 4 Months after publishing Jeremy Babener’s excellent Forbes Advisor contribution about structured settlements which had multiple credible sources.
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While the terms “guaranteed” and “certain” are often used synonymously by those holding an insurance license, including some settlement planners and structured settlement brokers and even lawyers, such use is inaccurate and can lead to misinterpretation and/or misunderstanding by Payees.
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Structured Settlement Industry production figures have been released and it’s looking to be a record year, again!
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John Darer reviews what’s behind industry growth which saw March 2024 premium production at $774 million. Q1 2024 industry production was $2.273 BILLION, a new quarterly record that follows the structured settlement Industry’s $8.68B Record Year in 2023.
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Congratulations to Prudential and Pacific Life who repeat among the World’s Most Ethical Companies, according to Ethisphere.Both Prudential and Pacific Life have been in business for over 100 years and are important players in the structured settlement annuity marketplace
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A structured settlement annuity is a type of annuity used as a qualified funding asset to fund periodic payments in consideration for a release in the settlement of lawsuits. A structured settlement annuity is issued by a life insurance company and can only legally be placed by licensed agents/brokers
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Your “dating habits” can get you into trouble when establishing structured attorney fee programs, attorney fee deferred compensation,and structured settlements for taxable damages..Avoid January 1 payment dates and resulting funds being deposited into your account, arriving before January 1,..
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In 2023, Prudential launched the Income Advantage, an index-linked structured settlement annuity, enhancing consumer options alongside Pacific Life and Independent Life. This product offers growth potential, downside protection, and tax benefits, particularly benefiting personal injury victims and attorneys. Supported by two favorable IRS Private Letter Rulings, it signifies market innovation.
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Higher taxes make structured settlement tax advantages inherently more valuable. Paul Tudor Jones II, the billionaire hedge fund manager is quoted ‘There’s plenty of room to raise taxes’: Jones says the US will need to change Social Security, cut federal health insurance to deal with a worsening debt crisis — are you ready?
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Structured settlement daily rates are like daily specials at a restaurant. Just like daily specials at your favorite restaurant can vary from day to day, so can daily rates for structured settlement annuities.