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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So structured settlements are NOT a dirty word after all?
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According to a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) legal Exhibit, the Access Funding Sales Training Manual suggests that Access Funding was formally targeting structured settlement annuitants of AIG, Pacific Life and “any other insurance company that needs (payment) servicing”
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It’s bad enough that certain stand alone structured settlement factoring companies and their shills “misgender” settlements as awards, but a settlement purchaser associated with a settlement planning firm is joining in the “poopsmithery”.
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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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In the immortal words of Aretha Franklin “You better think (think) think about what you’re trying to do to me!” While selling your structured settlement is always an option, if you have a reason and a court in the county in which you reside approves, realize that you’re only getting a pennies on the dollar…
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In June 2018, John Bair demanded a Non Disclosure Agreement regarding conflicts of interest, which I rejected. CrowFly, where Bair is a director, promotes conflicting messages to buyers and sellers of structured settlements, claiming to act in both parties’ best interests. This raises questions about genuine commitment versus mere belief in transparency.
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Such a short term duration is attractive to investors, particularly payment rights from Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a company in business since 1868. Always shop around, no matter what.
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If the payee entered into the structured settlement within 5 years prior to the date of the transfer agreement, then the transferee must provide notice to the payee’s attorney of record at the time the structured settlement was created California Code, Insurance Code – INS § 10139.5(f)(2)(L)
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issued a Warning to Consumers About Selling Their Structured Settlements in response to “What should I know before giving up my monthly disability, personal injury or structured settlement payments in exchange for a one-time lump sum payment