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 State Insurance Law
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The term “New York Licensed Structured Settlement Broker Consultant” is marketing B.S.
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Despite the clarity of New York State Insurance Law I have been made aware, from plaintiffs , that on multiple occasions structured settlement brokers are doing that which is is expressly prohibited by Article 77. What is worse and what regulators need to be made aware of is that this is occurring when lower rated companies…
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Nice "toe stubbage" from settlement planner Bill Tilley of Amicus Settlement Planning who solicits trial lawyers with the warning "The Most Serious Risks You Don't See Coming". Ironically in designing his website Tilley apparently hasn't "seen coming" an apparent violation of New York Insurance Law by how he has engaged in search engine optimization. You…
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The New York Insurance Department Office of General Counsel makes it clear that an insurance agent or broker MAY NOT Make reference to an insurer, or use its logo in an advertisement, without indicating the location of the insurer’s principal offices
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Qualified settlement funds involving a single claimant were once heavily promoted by single claimant “QSF jockeys” as a method to get around insurance company approved lists and get a “full market survey”, The reality is anything but today. The status quo has changed.
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Can a New York licensed insurance agent or broker tie other free products and services in connection with the sale of an insurance policy,under New York insurance law?
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If they’re going to put themselves out there as “striving to keep its clients updated on the latest news in the industry”, strive a little harder. It’s embarrassing when structured settlement industry colleagues neglect their storefronts.
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The New York State Insurance Department (Department) has sent draft producer disclosure regulations to the Governor’s Office of Regulatory Reform (GORR) for review. GORR is meeting with and getting input from interested parties and could publish proposed regulations by late September, after which there would be a 45-day public comment period. Similar to a draft…
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The individual/firm in question also uses the words “structured settlement investments”, “lump sum”, “resell” and “transfers” in the web site’s meta tags as well which raises an entirely new series of questions…
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The New York Insurance Department’s Office of General Counsel has answered a question that could prove important for holders of Long Term Care Insurance policies in New York.