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.
Recent Posts
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- Crypto Still Isn’t Suitable for Injury Victims — A Reminder From This Week’s Headlines
- Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act Introduced
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Category: Life Settlements
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The long term care policy paid more than 6 times what was paid in premiums, allowing my father to live a dignified and enriched life to the end in the best facility, allowed us to supervise his care, maintain our careers and to preserve his and our own assets. It gave us choices.
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Two Houston hedge fund slimeballs have been sentenced to REALLY long jail terms for their participation in a $100-million life settlement fraud scheme that victimized 800 people in the U.S. and Canada. Many of the victims were looking for safe, conservative investments but lost their entire retirement savings, said U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Neil H. MacBride.…
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CT has increased its state income tax. Marginal increases in taxes boost the intrinsic value of a structured settlement, structured attorney fee or non qualified assignment for Connecticut plaintiffs, claimants and plaintiff lawyers.
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With life settlements, the purchaser of the life insurance payment rights has the responsibility of making premium payments, possibly for as long as the insured life lives. Prices are set based on an assumed life expectancy and an acceptable profit margin to the buyer based on the life expectancy assumption.
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A shot across the bow and a warning. The lack of regulation or under regulation makes the structured settlement secondary market ripe for money laundering. There is a distinct lack of transparency.
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Why is it that Regulators can get it right with Life Settlements and get it SO VERY WRONG with Structured Settlement Factoring? JG Wentworth issued a Press Release promoting its licenses for life settlements in 22+ states. Perhaps factoring companies are not resistant to licensing after all!
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A website appearing high on search engine results, called the Structured Settlements Guide, is bloody useless, in my opinion. What purports to be an "on line informational guide to structured settlements" simply isn’t. Today’s Google alert on structured settlments informs us of its piece on "cash for life insurance". To clear up any confusion caused…
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JG Wentworth issued a press release the other day that highlights the inconsistency of its message. JG Wentworth claims that it is the oldest and most respected buyer of deferred payments for "illiquid assets" such as structured settlements, annuities and through its dedicated subsidiary, life insurance payments. If JG Wentworth and other companies offer liquidity…
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Fueled by hedge fund investments, the factoring industry has exploited the absence of regulations on their advertising practices, ultimately bringing about their own consequences.