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: Long Island NY Structured Settlements
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A qualified assignment is a liability transfer mechanism allowing defendants or insurers to delegate future periodic payments in structured settlements to a qualified assignment company under IRS Code §130. It ensures tax-free payments to claimants while protecting their interests, allowing defendants to manage long-term obligations securely through regulated life insurance products.
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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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Whether structured settlement payments have to be Equal (or Substantially Equal) depends on the Nature of Claim and the Settlement Planning Solution being used. Read about IRC 72(u), where it applies, and the exceptions to the non natural person rule. John Darer Reviews
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John Darer reviews a recent Forbes Advisor inaccurate “Expert Reviewed” structured settlement Holey Moly by a UCLA law professor, only 4 Months after publishing Jeremy Babener’s excellent Forbes Advisor contribution about structured settlements which had multiple credible sources.
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While the terms “guaranteed” and “certain” are often used synonymously by those holding an insurance license, including some settlement planners and structured settlement brokers and even lawyers, such use is inaccurate and can lead to misinterpretation and/or misunderstanding by Payees.
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Ways to Use Structured Settlements in Settlement Planning 2024
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The key take away is that it is the damages that are tax exempt. With a properly established structured settlement, that starts with an obligation to make future periodic payments as damages on account of personal physical injury, An annuity commonly funds the periodic payment obligation.


