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: Corebridge/American General Structured Settlements
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Corebridge Financial and Equitable Holdings are merging in a $22 billion all-stock deal, creating a new company named Equitable, trading on the NYSE as EQH. Corebridge shareholders will own 51%, while Equitable shareholders will hold 49%. The merger aims to enhance service for over 12 million customers and diversify offerings.
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All of the life insurance companies named in the 2025 Wards 50 Life & Health benchmarking list that issue structured settlement annuities have been been in the insurance business since the 19th Century! It is important to consider information from a variety of credible and trustworthy sources
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Prudential introduced its “Here, Then, Now and Tomorrow” marketing campaign, showcasing its 150+ years of longevity that began in 1875. One corner of the structured settlement industry is like a history museum, with annuity issuers as its prized artifacts, 6 of which have survived parts of 3 centuries!
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Fitch Ratings has affirmed Corebridge Financial’s ratings at an A+, with a Stable outlook. Corebridge provides structured settlement annuities for both qualified and non-qualified structured settlements through its subsidiaries American General and United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New York.
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Payment of (structured settlement) brokers’ commissions from out of the money Lexington paid for the annuities does not belie the facts that Lexington paid the amounts it quoted and that appellants received exactly those specific annuity payments the settlement agreements had promised,
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“The annuity cost is really the consideration being paid by the defendant to the third party assignee (annuity company) for assuming the future payment obligation” said Plaintiffs’ co-counsel Dick Risk in a 2005 Lorman CLE presentation, seemingly controverting what is said in the Appellate brief.
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A big thanks goes out to Livingston County, New York attorney Kevin Van Allen continuing to post a June 6, 2013 blog “Oh No! My Structured Settlement is With AIG!” leaving good opportunity for responsive commentary.
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AIG Structured Settlement Class Action Dismissed With Prejudice | Ezell v Lexington Insurance et al.
Plaintiffs failed to prove a Civil RICO conspiracy and failed to prove fraudulent misrepresentation claim an thus claims against all defendants were dismissed with prejudice.
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Richard B. Risk’s allegations are impeached by his ownpublished writings posted on his law firm website. Nevertheless defense counsel and claims adjusters would be wise to be alert to a sneaky mediation tactic espoused by Risk in a 2005 Lorman presentation.
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Apparently what was good for the goose is not good for the gander when it comes to one of the legal theories espoused by attorney and, by his own admission, (former) structured settlement broker Richard B Risk Jr. in a controversial legal action.