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
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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: Fort Worth Structured Settlements
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A structured settlement is NOT an award. A settlement is a compromise. A structured settlement may be part of the compromise. There has to be a “meeting of the minds”. There has to be an agreement. The settlement agreement is a contract.
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The IRS has consistently held that compensatory damages, including lost wages, received on account of a personal physical injury are excludable from gross income with the exception of punitive damages. Rev. Rul. 85-97 and also see Commissioner v. Schleier, 515 U.S. 323, 329-30 (1995). says IRS.
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Which current and former structured settlement annuity issuers have made the 2024 Ward’s 50® of Top Performing Life Insurers
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John Darer reviews the Certified Structured Settlement Consultant (CSSC) designation, earned by completing a program by the National Structured Settlements Trade Association and the University of Texas at Austin. The CSSC program, established in 1994, requires 60+ hours of study, work experience, and passing an exam, ensuring expertise in structured settlements.
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Structured settlements In wrongful death cases. Wouldn’t a personal injury law firm want their clients have ALL options available? Structured settlements, a solution to “one of the things that Americans worry about most in the world” and help manage the transition from what was, to what will be.
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Strategic Capital, a Canadian structured settlement factoring company, has become a Sustaining Partner of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association by contributing $27,000 to $36,000. Critics question the implications of “working alongside” lawyers in managing settlements and highlight the lack of regulation in this industry, suggesting that clients should explore options thoroughly before proceeding.
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Article Implies Structured Settlement Factoring Industry In Massive Undisclosed Conflict of Interest
Advisors Face Major Conflicts On Pension Vs. Lump-Sum Decisions and Sell Structured Settlement Payments vs Lump Sum Decisions. Sometimes the provider of such advice isn’t even licensed and conflicts of interest are not disclosed.
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When savings accounts pay zero or confiscatory interest rates, they would seek out the exact type of safe yield that structured settlement payments provide to personal injury victims, wrongful death survivors and others who elect to receive structured settlements when their lawsuits settle.
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Important win for structured settlement annuitants in need of liquidity down the road, who cannot tap other sources. TX appellate court upheld annuitant’s right to continue seeking competitive offers, apparently allowing competitors to figuratively, “cut in during the middle of a dance”
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Period Certain in an annuity, means the number of years that the payments will be paid regardless of whether or not the payee of the structured settlement annuity (or retirement annuity) survives the entire payment schedule.