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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- 🔥Founder and Former CEO of 777 Partners, Joshua Wander, Pleads Guilty⚖️ to $500 Million Fraud Scheme — DOJ Confirms Double‑Pledging, Misappropriation of Structured‑Settlement Funds, and Falsified Bank Statements
- 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: Insurance Company News
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MassMutual announced it will cease accepting new structured settlement business after completing a strategic review, deciding this niche does not align with its main focus on career agency expansion and whole life insurance sales. Existing clients should disregard fearmongering from “cash now” companies, emphasizing the company’s strong credit quality.
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Genworth merged subsidiaries American Mayflower Life, First Colony Life and Federal Home Life into Genworth Life entities in January 1, 2007. All Genworth entities had ceased writing new structured settlement annuities by August 2006.
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Non Qualified Assignments of non physical injury related periodic payment obligations have wide variety of practical applications including winnings from television contests such as television's "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"**. Below is an excerpt of the disclosure posted on the show's website which sets forth the NABCO non qualified assignment and the purchase of…
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Jah mon! Although the dreadlocked smiling "dude, you’re getting a lump sum!" preppy rasta dude is no longer on the website of Symetra’s Clearscape Funding "cash now" arm, his legacy continues. Apparently a link to Clearscape Funding’s website appears on a website called Dreadlocked.com * misspelt so you get "the accent" right when reading it…
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Today Allstate issued a memorandum to clarify confusion over the regulations recently issued by The United States Department of Treasury and the IRS over Private Annuity Trusts. Some, who have misinformed, thought the regulations applied to structured installment sales . I discussed third party issues and concerns over Private Annuity Trusts in an earlier blog…
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As announced today, effective September 1, 2006 CGU International Insurance, plc, issuer of the Capital Maintenance Agreement for the Aviva Life structured settlement program, will be renamed Aviva International Insurance Ltd. The purpose of the renaming is to take advantage of the brand recognition of Aviva, one of the world’s largest insurance groups, based in…
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On August 16, 2006, Genworth Financial announced it would cease writing new structured settlement business. Despite increased competition and a decision to focus on existing portfolios, the company reassured that its subsidiaries, with a longstanding presence in the industry, would continue supporting current contract holders and policyholders.
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Business Insurance reports today that Aviva, the United Kingdom’s largest insurer, came in at the high end of forecasts on Wednesday with a 27% rise in first-half profit, boosted by sales at home and a strong performance at its general insurance division. Link to Business Insurance article about Aviva Two of Aviva’s global group of…
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Several structured settlement annuity companies are already on the annual domestic most admired list of Fortune Magazine as noted in my posting of February 28, 2006. Fortune magazine, has now posted, in its March 13, 2006 issue, its list of companies whose recognition is now measured on a global basis with directors and officers of…