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: Information About Annuity
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John Darer reviews the differences between fixed income structured settlements annuities and index linked structured settlment annuities in response to a jumbled explanation found on another website web.
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An annuity payout rate is not an interest rate. An annuity payout rate is the percentage of the annuity purchase price that is paid out each year and includes both interest and return of principal. The term “annuity payout rate” is used in marketing as a way to make income annuities more attractive.
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Annuity payments build Income streams. An annuity contract is a financial agreement between a life insurance company and its customer outlining the terms of future payment obligations that are assumed in consideration of a premium paid.
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Secondary Market “Annuities” and Misrepresentation Issues Missed by Law Professors Byrnes and Bloink
Another shout out to members of Congress and Attorneys General advocating regulation of the structured settlement secondary market. If law professors, can get it wrong when educating advisors, on secondary market annuity, can you imagine the trickle down effect on American consumers and investors?
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A retirement annuity company is offering 3.05% for 5 years, or so says the email solicitation that I received as a Connecticut resident where the product is not even licensed to be sold. In the words of Planet Patrol “Play At Your Own Risk”.
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A lifetime annuity turns part of your settlement recovery, or savings, into stable guaranteed income you can’t outlive. With a structured settlement, stable guaraneted income can begin right away (one month from fudning) or it can be deferred or you can have more than payment stream and do both.
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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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The Law Blog at Legal Match.com blows an opportunity to properly address the important subject of protecting seniors and others from being placed into annuity products that are not appropriate for their circumstances.
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It is clear that the government is interested in annuities, LIFETIME INCOME ANNUITIES, as a means to provide lifetime financial security.
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Systematic structuring of attorney fees through laddering annuities and other attorney fee deferral solutions can smooth out highs and lows of interest rates, and payouts.