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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- Daily Rates Are Often an Important Cost Driver of Structured Settlements
- 🔥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)
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Category: MetLife Structured Settlements
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Annuity Straight Talk’s Bryan Anderson completely misrepresents the financial ratings of John Hancock, MetLife, Allstate and Prudential as AAA when they are not. Isn’t the purpose of due diligence to confirm all material facts in regards to a sale?
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Structured settlements aren’t sexy and never were, but consider that the 2% year over year structured settlement industry growth (as measured by annuity premium) was achieved despite lingering low interest rates. This is the second straight year of recovery.
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Those considering taking a structured settlement as part of the settlement of their lawsuit can accept a core settlement planning option that is backed by one of the USA’s, or even one of the world’s biggest insurance companies.
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This change did not impact annuitants with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. It involved the merger and renaming of several legacy insurers within the MetLife family, stemming from MetLife’s 2005 acquisition of Travelers Life and Annuity, as part of a corporate restructuring.
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Reinsurance structured settlements are an alternative means of transferring risk and funding future periodic payments by insurance companies. The ceding party must be an insurance company.
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The life insurance companies that issue structured settlement annuities or periodic payment reinsurance are perennially among the world’s largest and most admired corporations.
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Comparing $40 million to $819.6 billion, it’s clear the mighty MetLife “Redwood” is standing, as it has since 1868. Current and prospective policyholders of MetLife, rest assured there’s money for the largest life insurance company in the USA to keep the Snoopy 2 in the air AND to pay your claims.
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As the news of Executive Life of New York benefit reductions hits the street, some have asked whether or not there will be any affect on MetLife? In short, no.