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
- 🔥Founder and Former CEO of 777 Partners, Joshua Wander, Pleads Guilty⚖️ to $500 Million Fraud Scheme — DOJ Confirms Double‑Pledging, Misappropriation of Structured‑Settlement Funds, and Falsified Bank Statements
- The Steering Problem Needs a Wake‑Up Call
- Companies Still Using the Incorrect Term “Secondary Market Annuity”
- Canonical: Non‑Qualified Assignment (NQA)
- ⭐ THE 18–25 GUIDE TO STRUCTURED SETTLEMENTS
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Category: Financial Protection
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A genuine alternative financial solution to athletes and celebrities. It’s called Structured Celebrity Endorsement Fees. If you, or your client, seek safe, secure customizable income streams that are not laden with fees and are backed by a Fortune 100 size insurance company (ironically based in Northbrook) then take a few minutes to watch this video
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Securant Bank & Trust still has not repaid its TARP obligation and is behind on dividend payments according an April 22, 2012 report in the Journal Sentinel. The bank provides settlement trust services to personal injury claimants through certain settlement consultants.
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With a structured settlement, nobody can steal your money. As part of the structured settlement protection acts in effect in most states, a judge must approve the sale of structured settlement payment rights as being in your best interest and that of your dependents
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You mess with seniors and their money in California and you’re going to pay with some jail time, even if you are a senior agent.
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Despite being on a do not call list, I get more than a few calls a week from stock brokers reading from a canned script. I’ve done my fair share of cold calling over the years, but some of the stuff I hear from these peddlers is ridiculous.
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It’s easy to see why long term care insurance is a good defensive investment. And more and more Americans at younger ages are seeing it that way as they look toward the future.
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The structured settlement itself was not the problem, ELNY the insurance company was. If a plaintiff did not do a structured settlement, placing the cash portion of a settlement in a single bank and that bank failed, just as hundreds did during the recent 2008-2009 financial crisis, and 1,500+ did from 1990-1993 during the savings…
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Smart risk management is part of good financial planning. In the case of injury victims, it is part of good settlement planning. People should not be chastised for having insurance.
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If you sell your structured settlement payments to a cash now company and seek legal redress for any reason, where do you go? Our research shows that a number of cash for structured settlements companies may not be registered to do business in your state.
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Historic Municpal Bankruptcy: Jefferson County AL 2011 2011 Bankrupcty was when filed the Largest Municipal bankrutpcy in United States history Some have said in the past that tax exempt municipal bonds are an alternative to structured settlements. Both represent tax exempt promises to pay periodic payments. Unlike municipalities, insurance companies CANNOT file for bankruptcy Yet…