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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The article discusses the misleading nature of high “rate of return” claims in structured settlement proposals, often characterized by terms like “tax-free rate” versus “taxable equivalent yield.” It emphasizes the importance of accurately understanding Internal Rate of Return (IRR) calculations, noting that different cash flows may yield varying results.
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A structured settlement is NOT an award. A settlement is a compromise. A structured settlement may be part of the compromise. There has to be a “meeting of the minds”. There has to be an agreement. The settlement agreement is a contract.
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“Whoa Nelly” accepted a structured settlement and, upon later reflection, felt she had been pressured by “Slick Ricky Pluckafiglio”, the settlement adviser recommended by her lawyer, into accepting a structured settlement funded by an annuity issued by “Sauerkraut Mutual ” and she wanted out.
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Structured settlement annuities continue to be popular settlement planning option. As we enter Q4 2024, the strength of structured settlement annuities as a settlement planning option could not be more evident. Year to date, Q3 2004 was the most prolific for structured settlement annuities.
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Can structured settlement annuitants sell annuity polices? Do settlement purchasers buy structured settlement annuity policies? NO. In a structured settlement, the payee does not own the annuity policy that funds their payments.The annuity is owned by a qualified assignment company.
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Weiss Ratings (formerly Weiss Research) | First Insurance Rating Organization to issue Independent Financial Strength Ratings for Life and Health Insurance Companies
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JG Wentworth must be buying something if people have been scoring all that “cash now”. What the heck is it? Think “Receivables Purchase Agreement” not ” Buying an Annuity”. Raising cash from your structured settlement means you are selling receivables or structured settlement payment rights.
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It is well settled that factored structured settlement payment rights are not annuities. Factored Structured Settlement Receivables are an unregulated non-insurance product sold by legitimate companies as “”Structured Settlement Annuities” and “Secondary Market Annuities”. It’s just reckless at this point.
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How do you change the bank for your structured settlement payments. in view of the Signature Bank collapse in March 2023?
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Independent Life Insurance Company highlights its value proposition to attorneys, insurers, plaintiffs and the like in anew brochure. Independent, a structured settlement only company offers solutions for both qualfied and non qualified structured settlements.