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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- 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: New York State Insurance Law
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Has a structured settlement broker or settlement planner altered a NY Life structured settlement quote? It appears so. Bespoke “Civil Row” alterations putting license, appointment and reputation on the line over a piece of a $100,000 case with a $3.970 commision..
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What Milestone is pitching as an annuity is not an annuity, it is a Structured Settlement Receivable. So a big question is why would Milestone Consulting, led by a licensed insurance agent market something, or allow something to be marketed that is not an annuity, as an annuity?
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NY insurance law is clear. OGC Op. No.10-11-07, an on point unequivocal opinion and analysis by the Office of General Counsel of the NY State Insurance Dept ( NY Dept of Financial Services) conclusively lays waste to what this affiliate of top NYSTLA contributor is doing
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Should you bring a structured settlement expert to a mediation? While a few attorneys may think that the presence of such a consultant weakens the negotiating position, here are 11 ways that a structured settlement expert can help attorneys or adjusters at a mediation or settlement conference.
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Does taking a professional designation course sponsored by a trade association count as attending the University of Notre Dame? Apparently a structured settlement broker holds himself out in this manner, in contravention to the facts about the designation posted on his trade association’s website.
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I applaud New York personal injury attorney John H. Fisher effort to encourage other attorneys to insist on the mandatory disclosure required under New York General Obligations Law 5-1702. My personal experience is that there is a distinct lack of knowledge of this statute in both the plaintiff and defense bar
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Where is it appropriate to draw the line on secondary market advertising of statutory protection, with or without disclaimers, before it becomes a moral hazard?
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Is it reasonable,to assume that the State of New York, the State of California or any other state will guarantee any “fakockta” insurance company, for an unlimited amount? ELNY annuitants are seeing the benefit and the draw back of that limit now.
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The National Structured Settlement Trade Association states that "as a nonprofit organization that does not sell insurance products in New York or any other state, the NSSTA is allowed to inform the public about the role of insurance regulation in protecting structured settlement beneficiaries. This author agrees that the association plays a vital role in this regard.…