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: John Hancock Structured Settlements
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Plummer shows a lack of understanding of how structured settlements are established and relevant structured settlement history, earning the Canard of the Week honor. Canard of the week is where we critique structured settlement information that is really ” fupped duck”
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When you enter into a long term structured settlement, it can unsettling to later learn that the insurer has been sold or the product line discontinued. How insurers manage change speaks volumes. Examples of divestitures and acquisitions of structured settlement product lines, or actual insurers.
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John Hancock Life is rolling out a new structured settlement exchange program that enables John Hancock annuitants to address their liquidity needs when they arise, while providing a measure of protection against secondary market predators
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If you have Hartford Life Structured Settlement it likely owned by Hartford CEBSCO. Annuity Issuer is Hartford Life Insurance Company. Obligations of Hartford CEBSCO are guaranteed by Hartford Life,Ins Co and Hartford Life, Inc. Both companies are part of the Talcott Resolution deal.
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Petitions for infant compromise that include structured settlements in certain New York courts, are being submitted using only the initials of the minor. Does the community really need to know that a minor has an asset, whether it be cash, a trust or structured settlement due to a tragic event?
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Annuity Straight Talk’s Bryan Anderson completely misrepresents the financial ratings of John Hancock, MetLife, Allstate and Prudential as AAA when they are not. Isn’t the purpose of due diligence to confirm all material facts in regards to a sale?
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Consolidation is normal in business markets. The company is not going out of business and will honor its commitments to existing structured settlement annuitants.It is business as usual, with the exception of the structured settlements from single claimant QSF market, which will effectively be dead.
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If there is nothing wrong with Allstate and John Hancock structured annuities, then why is settlement purchaser SSQ targeting structured settlement annuitants with those companies through national syndicated press releases that help is still available”?
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Structured settlement annuities tend to be issued by companies in the largest insurance groups as the July 2011 Best’s Review shows.