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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In a January 2015 ruling, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania determined that Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Asides (WCMSA) are exempt assets in Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases, thus shielding them from creditor claims. This decision clarifies the treatment of MSAs in bankruptcy proceedings.
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CMS published a 2025 update to its “How To”:how to reference guide on Workers Compensation Medicare Set Aside Arrangements. Almost everything you need to know all in one place! CMS published an updated to its Workers Compensation MSA Self Adminstartion Tool Kit in August 2024
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Does the submission of huge volume of rated age requests to life insurance companies, with little to no expectation of submitting business to those companies, all the while taking a big fee for acting as the middleman, constitute theft of services?
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In April 2009 Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston introduced its Concierge Underwriting Program. This new program allows for underwriting on any case that you submit for a rated age, regardless of carrier. To qualify for Concierge Underwriting, a broker must place $500,000 in non-Liberty Mutual Group premium with Liberty Lifeper quarter, and Liberty Life Assurance…
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In short July 1, 2009 represents the commencement date for the new MMSEA reporting requirement, not what is mischaracterized by the structured settlement factoring broker.
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Timothy Richardson a former employee of the St. Louis branch of the Red Lobster restaurant chain, was left comatose in 2003 by the effects of a shellfish allergy hours after breading shrimp on the job. DealFlow Media’s report of the case on May 30, 2008 inaccurately states in its headline that the Richardson was "awarded a…
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Traditionally the use of structured settlements as as a funding vehicle for SNTs enables the beneficiary to benefit from rated ages (medical underwriting) which theoretically enables that less trust corpus to be consumed. This is because a rated age means that the structured settlement quote will be less
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Memorandum addressing the impact of Part D prescription drug coverage on workers’ compensation settlements on December 30th, which will dramatically impact workers’ compensation settlements nationwide. Medicare Set-Aside ("MSA") allocations will increase considerably because prescription drugs are often one of the largest cost categories of future…