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: Insurance Company News
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A structured settlement lock in is a commitment. The life insurer, relying on the commitment and must set aside assets to cover the obligation. If the funding does not later materialize and investment values go in the wrong direction, the insurer must eat the loss.
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Much has been written about the AIG bailout and some of it has unfortunately been misinterpreted. This post attempts to help educate our readers.
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Such a strategy is not without precedent in the insurance world, although the type of assets/liabilities were different.
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Not withstanding an educated personal preference of the attorney or client, be wary of the opportunistic settlement planner who uses today’s report to situationally trash AIG to suit their personal financial interests while concurrently placing business with them.
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The AIG/American General life underwriting companies were rated A+ (Superior) by AM Best effective June 17, 2008. While it represents a downgrade, an A+ rating puts AIG/American General on par (from A.M. Best standpoint) with the most of the structured settlement annuity underwriting companies at time of posting
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Fortune Magazine has announced the 2008 Fortune 500, its annual ranking of America’s largest corporations. Not surprisingly a number of the largest companies include insurers and banks who directly, or through subsidiaries, provide services to tort victims
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There is no such thing as a “structured settlement claim”. Claims may be resolve however, using a structured settlement as a tool to help bring the parties together.
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DealFlow Media’s attempt to portray as irony that The Hartford Financial Services Group is included on the Ethisphere Institute’s second annual "World’s Most Ethical Companies" list, despite allegations of unethical practices that the company has faced in its structured settlements business, ends shambolically with the implication that the right thing to do for Hartford would…