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: Hartford Life Insurance Company
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by John Darer CLU ChFC MSSC RSP CLTC The Hartford is not going into liquidation or rehabilitation Regulators will face critical decisions in the future if a spin off of certain aspects of The Hartford’s operations is to be approved and proceed The March 22, 2012 Wall Street Journal contains another excellent piece on The…
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The important thing for Hartford Life annuitants is that Hartford Life Insurance Company IS NOT going out of business. It has only ceased writing new business in the stuctured settlement annuity market segment.
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A review of life insurance needs at the time of case settlement can help round out a good settlement plan. For example where there is a shared burden caring for a special needs child, the loss of a spouse would double the burden at a time when the surviving spouse is dealing with their own…
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The companies that issue structured settlement annuities are among the biggest financial institutions in the United States, if not the world. Not only are they the biggest but the majority of companies are also growing,
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While Tulsa attorney Dick Risk seems to imply to visitors to the Risk Law Firm website that he was responsible for Hartford Life leaving the structured settlement business in 2009, today’s Hartford press release suggests otherwise
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A qualified assignment fee is an administrative charge by a qualified assignment company for taking on the obligation to make periodic payments from a Defendant or Defendant’s insurer as part of the process of setting up a structured settlement.
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Interest in single premium immediate annuities is emerging among insurers, financial advisers and clients, according to the April 2011 issue of Best's Review (p68). Structured settlement annuities combined elements of single premium immediate annuities and deferred annuities as well as other types of cash flows. The second and quarters are slated to see the largest increase…
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Was “his class action lawsuit” the actual reason that Hartford Life Insurance Company withdrew from the structured settlement annuity marketplace in October 2009? The evidence suggests otherwise.
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It was nice to read something good about The Hartford. Today Hartford announced that it will invest $7 million over five years to help redevelop the Asylum Hill section of Hartford, Connecticut, the state capital and corporate headquarters location of the insurer for almost 100 years.
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The owner of the structured settlement annuity is the party obligated to pay you. The annuity is a “qualified funding asset”. The settlement documents that you entered into when you settled your case will likely have expressly stated that you only have the right to receive the payments.