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: New York Life Insurance Co. Structured Settlements
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by John Darer CLU ChFC MSSC CeFT RSP CLTC How Companies that issue Structured Settlement Annuities Rank in the Insurance Subsection of 2026 Newsweek/Statista America’s Most Trustworthy Companies Poll 3. American National (American National Insurance Company) Houston, TX 5. Mutual of Omaha (United of Omaha Life Insurance Company) Omaha, NE 6. New York Life Insurance Company…
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Ranking of Structured Settlement Annuity Companies in the Insurance Subsection of 2025 Newsweek/Statista America’s Most Trustworthy Companies Poll
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A qualified assignment is an assignment of obligation to make future periodic payments which satisfies the requirements of Internal Revenue Code (IRC) §130. The periodic payments must be damages payable by the defendant,its liability insurer, or a QSF and excludable under §104(a)(1) or (2)
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Prudential introduced its “Here, Then, Now and Tomorrow” marketing campaign, showcasing its 150+ years of longevity that began in 1875. One corner of the structured settlement industry is like a history museum, with annuity issuers as its prized artifacts, 6 of which have survived parts of 3 centuries!
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Structured settlement annuities continue to be popular settlement planning option. As we enter Q4 2024, the strength of structured settlement annuities as a settlement planning option could not be more evident. Year to date, Q3 2004 was the most prolific for structured settlement annuities.
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Insurance groups that include current and former structured settlement annuity issuers represent more than 43% of the largest life insurance groups in the United States. While size matters, it is only one of the criteria one should use in selecting an insurance company to fund a structured settlement
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Weiss insurance ratings outperformed 3 to 1.” United States Government Accountability Office (GAO). What is a Weiss Rating?
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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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FACT: Lead plaintiff Erica Biddings DID have a structured settlement broker of her own, Black Holcomb Smith & Associates. FACT: Lead plaintiff Erica Biddings DID choose her own structured settlement plan design and funding companies and AIG DID NOT object.
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My forebearers and yours would likely have seen this New York Life Insurance Company advertisement that still holds true today, 171 years from New York Life was founded. Safety security and guarantees are top of the list for why people do structured settlements today.