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: Bronx New York Structured Settlements

Bronx New York Structured Settlements offers blogs, articles, and commentary on structured settlements in the Bronx, authored by structured settlement expert John Darer CLU, ChFC, MSSC, CeFT, RSP, CLTC. The content is designed for personal injury lawyers practicing in or serving Bronx County, as well as Bronx residents involved in lawsuits for personal injury, wrongful death, or medical malpractice, who are seeking settlement planning advice and information.
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Do you own a virgin structured settlement? Have you been solicited by a structured settlement buyer, seeking to buy your structured settlement payments before the structured settlement annuity was even issued or soon after it was issued?
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In “The Wonderful World of Structured Settlements”, I see streams of green, lump sums too; tax-free payments for you, you and you; and I think to myself, what a wonderful world, ohhh yeah. “Streams of Green”, as in customized payment streams of money from a structured settlement,
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When using split funding a structured settlement in any combination, whether a duration split, carrier split, or a product split structured settlement design , it’s a good idea to have a summary delivered to the plaintift.
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While some of the incorrect statements by some settlement planners may seem plausible, it is the nature of damages that the structured settlement payments represent that is a critical factor, not the structured settlement annuity contract itself. John Darer revews the details here,
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It’s NOT necessary to establish a QSF in order to structure or defer attorney fees. Some settlement planners aggressively push QSFs and misrepresent QSFs as “the only way” for you to benefit from structured attorney fees, or other attorney fee deferral programs. Rubbish.
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Structured Setlements for Minors, Structured settlement annuities are excellent settlement planning tools to provide cash flow certainty where there is a need for certainty. Read more about Structured Settlements for Minors and Young Adults and how they were used effectively for a Kentucky minor
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Key bullet points to set you straight about some of the questionable claims made by individuals and companies to investors in structured settlement payment rights. Don’t be fooled by glib salespeople who don’t know their product.
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Naming a beneficiary with the structured settlement annuity issuer means that the proceeds will begin to flow directly to your beneficiaries without delays and costs associated with probating an estate. It’s the matter of completing a claim form and providing a copy of the death certificate.
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Structured settlements provide sustainable income for injury victims and their families. Sustainable income is income which is consistent and steady over time. Sustainable income provides a level of calm and clarity while things are in flux and pave the road to the new normal.