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: Broward County Structured Settlements
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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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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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Less than two years after Todd Lesk was permanently barred from FINRA in October 2023, MJ Settlements, a Coral Springs-based company led by Todd Lesk as CEO, continues to falsely claim on its website that it offers structured settlement annuities.
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A structured settlement is NOT an award. A settlement is a compromise. A structured settlement may be part of the compromise. There has to be a “meeting of the minds”. There has to be an agreement. The settlement agreement is a contract.
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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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A Redditor shared concerns about receiving scam calls from companies wanting to buy their structured settlement annuity, which they have had since childhood. They questioned how these callers obtained their information, suspecting a breach of confidentiality. Additionally, it warns against such unsolicited offers, emphasizing there is no structured settlement registry.
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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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Savvy Scot chronicles life abroad (lives in Scotland, got married in Thailand on the beach). I’ll be “sporran” you the details which you can read for yourself if you wish. Aye, but Scot is off kilter in a random effort about selling structured settlement payments. Let’s give it a wee shoogle shall we?
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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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Pre-funding a structured settlement can expedite the closing process and safeguard favorable rates in fluctuating interest environments, benefiting all parties involved. Insurance companies often issue pre-fund refund letters, minimizing risks for defendants. This approach is particularly useful in complex court systems like New York, ensuring timely funding of settlements.