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 Settlement Planning
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In 2026, several life insurance companies provide structured settlement annuities for personal injury and related claims in New York City and surrounding counties. Key issuers include Metropolitan Life, New York Life, and Prudential. Only three companies offer annuities for structured judgments under specific legal articles due to strict provisions.
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Settlement Planning Opportunities and Considerations With The Excelsior Scholarship and Collateral Benefits as New York offers free full-time undergraduate tuition at public colleges and universities to students with an annual family income of $125,000 or less.
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Does having structured settlement payments paid into a settlement preservation trust provide better protection than simply relying on state structured settlement protection statutes?
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The low interest rate environment continues to favor New York plaintiffs with strong liability cases due to the 30 year old statutory growth rates juxtaposed against today’s low interest rates.
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Are you looking for First Capital Surety & Trust Company? First Capital Surety & Trust Company was a previous name of what is now known as Capital First Trust Company, a popular trustee for settlement trusts used by settlement planners to help manage personal injury recoveries.
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New York judges are approving Pacific Life and Annuity index-linked structured settlement payment adjustment riders for minors in an Infant Compromise, as part of a proposed settlement planning allocation to complement fixed rate structured settlements
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The IRS has introduced online tool to help individuals and employers to estimate Affordable Care Act (ACA) Credits and Payments as they apply to mandatory health insurance under the ACA.
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Potential abuse of Qualified Settlement Funds observed by a leading settlement tax authority.
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A Certified Financial Transitionist may help.plaintiffs facing the need to make life impacting financial decisions during a period of heightened stress.Transition stress can impair the decision making process, perhaps even leading to a frozen state where making a decision seems impossible.