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: Detroit Michigan Structured Settlements
Detroit Michigan structured settlements ommentary by structured settlement expert John Darer that may be of interest to injured persons, guardians, consumers, lawyers, businesses in Detroit with personal injury or wrongful death claims
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A structured settlement broker is a licensed and regulated professional who provides professional advice and places structured settlement annuities and may provide fianncial advice and placement of financial vehicles pursuant to professional licenses.
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By all accounts, 2018 was the best production year for the structured settlement industry primary market for a decade. Here are the highlights.
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It can be very painful to watch a lump sum erode, just like sand drifting out an hourglass. It especially hurts if you do not have the means to replace it. I can help
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Structured settlement buyers want you to be their chum. But you know what happens when there is blood in the water. Structured settlement sharks will rip your payments in half and savage your financial future. Check out the new public service message from the Structured Settlement Watchdog.
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What is the leading concern for senior citizens and many Americans, in study after study? Outliving their assets. Structured settlements annuities guarantee stable income for the rest of seniors’ lives.Seniors who sell their structured settlements are left with a “short stack” with no syrup.
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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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When you receive structured settlement payments by check, the insurance company will mail the payments in advance of the due date so the payment arrives on time. When payments are made by direct deposit the payments are made on the due date, unless the due date is a holiday or weekend
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A structured settlement annuity is owned by qualified assignment companiy, not payees of the structured settlement. A settlement agreement creating the structured settlement, states that the assignment company has all rights of ownership of the annuity. Payee owns the right to receive payments.
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The Shaw settlement agreement, even more than the one in Nutt, clearly limited the government’s responsibilities to the initial lump-sum payments and the purchase of the annuity, without requiring it to guarantee the future payments from the annuities.