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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Keep in mind with an index linked structured settlement annuity or index linked annuities that “uncapped” does not mean “unlimited”. A volatility controlled index shifts assets between a risk component and a risk-free component to reach the targeted volatility level.
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Once the structured settlement annuity was in place, SABSCO turns around and preys upon Symetra Life annuitants: SABSCO lures them into selling future periodic payments for a highly discounted lump sum without disclosing and actually concealing Defendants’ profit motive and fatal conflict of interest.
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It is highly unlikely that a judge would approve the sale of minor’s structured settlement payment rights for pennies on the dollar to make a discretionary purchase such as an ATV for a minor. Selling a structured settlement to pay for an ATV for a minor also makes no financial sense
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With proper regulation, could structured setlement receivables be useful settlement planning tools in taxable damage cases if transactional risks can be minimized/eliminated and are fully understood by buyers and certain settlement planners and others stop misrepresenting them as annuities?
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Hindert acknowledges that some brokers and settlement planners package and promote factored structured settlement payment rights as tax-free “in-force annuities.” Significantly Hindert warns, these investments are not annuities and they are not structured settlements
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The article, by John Darer, discusses the complexities and potential legal issues surrounding factored structured settlement receivables as qualified funding assets. It raises concerns about misrepresentations of structured settlement payment rights, questioning the legitimacy of these agreements and their tax implications under Internal Revenue Code. The author urges readers to seek clarification and professional advice.
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An Oregon Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) previously found that a Plaintiff’s structured settlement annuity was not an excluded resource for purposes of SSI. In a 2-21-2020 decision, the decision was REVERSED and this matter was REMANDED for recalculation of benefits. Here’s the story
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If Milestone doesn’t believe they are relevant, why hasn’t Milestone Consulting put their money where their mouth is and withdrawn their appointments with all the structured settlement annuity insurers they are appointed with?
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Life is not an arc as the structured settlement broker says. Transitions are an iterative process not a linear process. While life may throw you a couple of curve balls, life itself is neither linear nor a smooth curve like an arc.
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Lower interest rates impact plaintiffs favorably in New York structured judgment projections. Plaintiff lawyers, defendants, insurers and defense lawyers can benefit from having a settlement adviser or consultant who is fluent in the application of Articles 50A and 50B