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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- The Steering Problem Needs a Wake‑Up Call
- Companies Still Using the Incorrect Term “Secondary Market Annuity”
- Canonical: Non‑Qualified Assignment (NQA)
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Category: Fort Lee Structured Settlements
Fort Lee Structured Settlements is a collection of blogs, articles, and commentary on structured settlements by structured settlement expert John Darer CLU, ChFC, MSSC, CeFT, RSP, CLTC. The content is designed for personal injury lawyers practicing in or serving Fort Lee, NJ and Bergen County New Jersey residents involved in lawsuits for personal injury, wrongful death, or medical malpractice, employment, construction defects, intellectual property, or other sensitive claims who are seeking, structured settlement advice, settlement planning advice and information.
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Kimberly A. Rabeck Taylor, an industry colleague, passed away on September 1, 2025, after a prolonged struggle with cancer. Her death has saddened many who knew her. The obituary was published by Barrett Leber Funeral Home in Tenafly, NJ, commemorating her life and contributions.
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New Jersey Law Firm’s serves up today’s Special of the Day, Braised “Leg of Lame” in bottling settlements, awards, structured settlements. Structured Settlement Watchdog John Darer reviews and picks up the pieces for consumers seeking accurate information about structured settlements.
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New Jersey P.L. 2022, CHAPTER 98, effective August 12, 2022, AN ACT concerning the “New Jersey Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act” and amending P.L.1991, c.208 has SERIOUS implications for NJ investors in structured settlement payment rights.
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A law firm in Fort Lee, New Jersey, questions the drawbacks of structured settlements but provides insufficient responses. The critiques regarding taxes and economic changes are addressed, emphasizing the stability and tax benefits of structured settlements. It also suggests attorneys collaborate with settlement planners for better outcomes and informed decisions.
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Lynn Kizis’ letter is a disgrace and shows that the New Jersey Association for Justice is more concerned about $3,000 from a company in an unregulated industry, with no licensing standard or meaningful regulation of sales practices, that have proven harmful to consumers in NJ and all across the US.
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Judge Nelson C. Johnson’s gave a masterclass in how judges should be evaluating “best interest” in structured settlement transfers, in his decision in the matter of In re Keena, No. L-1004-15, 2015 BL 315298 (N.J. Super. Ct. Law Div. June 18, 2015) [2015 BL 315298
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Structured settlements are generally zero volatility income distribution products. More than half of consumers do not not wanting swings of more that 10% in their retirement portfolio according to a volatility poll conducted online by MetLife.
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Franklin Mutual Insurance Company had agreed only to pay its policy limits in “cash” in the amount of $300,000.00. Franklin Mutual had only been willing to offer a structured settlement if the plaintiff agreed to accept its as part of a lower priced offer of $250,000.00.