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.
Recent Posts
- MetLife Announces NQA-Flex Deferred Payment Solution for Non-Physical Injury Settlements
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- Structured Settlement Collection Agency in Henderson, Nevada Is Still Not a Structured Settlement — Now Nevada Law Makes That Clear
- Crypto Still Isn’t Suitable for Injury Victims — A Reminder From This Week’s Headlines
- Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act Introduced
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Category: Buffalo Settlement Planning
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The article discusses the dangers of hidden credit entanglements that can harm individuals, particularly injury victims and settlement payees. Co-signing occurs informally through arrangements like shared phone plans and utility accounts, leading to significant credit damage. This vulnerability is exploited by predatory actors, creating a cycle of financial distress and manipulation.
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New York City’s 2026 amendment to the Gender-Motivated Violence Act introduces an 18-month revival window for survivors to pursue civil claims previously dismissed due to outdated statutes. This amendment allows claims regardless of timing and expands institution liability, providing a renewed path to justice and support for survivors through structured settlements.
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Liberty Settlement Funding sets the scene “Imagine having a steady stream of income that covers your day-to-day expenses,. But then, you’re suddenly faced with an unexpectedly large expense. Where can you turn? The answer for those with structured settlements might lie in the settlement they receive. But how? Let’s unravel the mystery”. [a mystery to…
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Firmwide QSF laced marketing videos and testimonals from trial lawyers, “were all the rage” in a segment of the settlement planning industry. Trial lawyers are now learning that a diverse group of product providers don’t want anything to do with structuring settlements out of firmwide QSFs?
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Qualified settlement funds are on the Priority Guidance Plan for the first time since 2009. This author understands that the focus is on potential accounting abuses of qualified settlement funds and not structured settlements.
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An New York attorney for a New York firm that is a heavy promoter of Firmwide QSFs has made quite the gaffe in an article promoting firmwide QSFs. “Payoff/1099 to Defendant”? Oh dear. Firmwide QSFs were debunked in two legal memoranda.
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You or your US clients may be pitched investments in other people’s structured settlements using the false flag claim that they’re annuities. Structured settlement receivables aren’t annuities and bear risks to investors that may make them unsuitable for vulnerable retirees and personal injury victims.
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The NAIC’s Task Force, in November 2021, urged states to reevaluate their laws regarding receivership and guaranty funds, identifying critical issues affecting structured settlement investors. The 2017 revisions to the Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Model Act exclude protections for structured settlement investors, emphasizing the need for heightened diligence in acquiring structured settlement payment…
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What could possibly be the explanation of the huge $234M disparity in Monolith Advisors’ AUM reflected in the two published sources, Buffalo Business First Largest Financial Planning Firms in Buffalo and Monolith’s Form ADV filing over the space of a few months?
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MassMutual Life Insurance Policy Dividend Interest Rate is Not The Rate of Return” on Life Insurance
MassMutual reiterates in public facing materials that the dividend interest rate is not the rate of return on the life insurance policy. The dividend interest rate is used to determine the investment component of the dividend and should not be the sole basis for comparing insurers or policy performance.