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
- 🔥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)
- ⭐ THE 18–25 GUIDE TO STRUCTURED SETTLEMENTS
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Category: London Structured Settlements
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Prudential introduced its “Here, Then, Now and Tomorrow” marketing campaign, showcasing its 150+ years of longevity that began in 1875. One corner of the structured settlement industry is like a history museum, with annuity issuers as its prized artifacts, 6 of which have survived parts of 3 centuries!
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Your “dating habits” can get you into trouble when establishing structured attorney fee programs, attorney fee deferred compensation,and structured settlements for taxable damages..Avoid January 1 payment dates and resulting funds being deposited into your account, arriving before January 1,..
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If you can have “qauliflower” as a pizza crust why not as a crust for your firm-wide qualified settlement fund? A new milestone was set at Injury Board 2021 when Brassica Sedes Fiscus, the low carb “Qaulified Settlement Fund” was introduced.to a rapturous coterie of Injury Board lawyers.
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A deep dive into just how settlement planners have marketed other people’s structured settlement payments as investments, to trial lawyers, their injured clients, conservators, trustees and the Courts has revealed some pretty scary stuff that should give judges, fiduciaries and lawyers pause.
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The terms Award, Reward and Settlement are sometimes muddled in the narrative put forward to consumers by hired influencers, promoters and even settlement consultants on the structured settlement misinformation highway.
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Defendants had no affirmative obligation to prevent Plaintiff from assigning his annuity benefits. The Settlement Agreement doesn’t require that Defendants exercise the anti-assignment clause for Plaintiff’s benefit. The clause exists for Defendants’ benefit and may be exercised at their discretion.
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Attorney Fee Deferred Compensation | Structured Attorney Fee Alternative for Trial Lawyers.Guide to Personal Injury Attorney Fee Tax Deferral Plans. An Overview for Year End Tax Planning
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The rush to lock in structured settlement plans may not be in the plaintiff’s best interest where there is a long funding horizon. At some point you do need to lock in, but decide on the type of structured settlement payment stream or streams first and then shop the market for daily rates.
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“There is a ‘Catch-22’ for individuals as they need to manage their resources for the rest of their lives, yet they don’t know how long to expect to live. This is further compounded by the number of individuals taking a lump sum, but not planning accordingly to make it last through their entire retirement.”
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Care must be taken by attorneys to assure that settlement documents do not disqualify their client’s structured settlement. A standard Blumberg general release or a general release which states cash for consideration is a major problem.