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.
recent posts
- 🔥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)
- ⭐ THE 18–25 GUIDE TO STRUCTURED SETTLEMENTS
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Category: New York City Structured Settlements
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Berkshire Hathaway was rated #4 most admired company in the world in the FORTUNE 2016 survey. Berkshire Hathaway issues structured settlement annuities through subsidiaries Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Company of NB, First Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Company, in New York and Periodic Payment Reinsurance through National Indemnity Company.
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One thing that’s almost certain is that what Erin Andrews does receive through a final judgment or settlement will be taxable income in a high tax bracket. A Non qualified structured settlement can help.
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Selling your structured settlement to buy a home without carefully considering ongoing expenses is a financial disaster in the making with the only one making a profit being the settlement purchaser
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The settlement planning space I operate in is at the intersection of multiple dynamic overlapping disciplines as part of a much larger dynamic financial services industry. This necessitates not only an incredible foundation level of knowledge but the need to stay current, to keep the pace.
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A structured settlement commutation rider is a provision in a structured settlement that provides for a conversion of some or all of the future structured settlement payments to a lump sum timed to a specific event and in accordance with a formula specified in the contract.
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Present value is important for plaintiffs, defendants & insurers of defendants litigating personal injury cases in jurisdictions throughout New York State. Present value is an important factor in valuing a case for settlement after a jury or judge has delivered a verdict, or projecting potential outcomes
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Structured settlements are a haven in turbulent times. People with structured settlements receive stable, secure guaranteed structured settlement payments that are backed by large well capitalized insurance companies
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Can the Affordable Care Act help reduce future medical damages in jury awards in New York? The discussion about introducing the Affordable Care Act as a collateral source continues to spark debate.
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According to court documents obtained by the Structured Settlement Watchdog, the horrid Cedric Thomas deal bore a 15.24% effective discount when the deal could have been purchased for a discount rate of more than half that and put in excess of a million dollars more in the AIG annuitant’s pocket.
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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