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 State Trial Lawyers Association
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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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Are there any ethical considerations for a structured settlement co-broker placing a structured settlement for the defense using the information about the plaintiff’s structure to solicit them in the future for other insurance, advisory or investment products and services by them or third parties?
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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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Who are prospects for structured settlement annuities? Is conventional thinking about structured settlements too limiting?
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Travelers filed suit in the Supreme Court of the State of NY, County of NY against the NYC personal injury law firm that also represents companies that buy structured settlement payments placed by clients of other members of NYSTLA and the NY Academy, and their clients, alleging fraud against all Defendants and other personal injury…
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The Washington Post’s Terrence McCoy’s thoughtful in depth expose attempts to shine a bright light on what he calls the little-noticed, effectively unregulated netherworld of structured settlements”. The unique confluence of factors in Maryland constitutes the “perfect storm of bad stuff”,
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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
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A structured settlement annuitant is fighting back against a structured settlement buyer who allegedly repeatedly harassed him with robocalls and is the lead plaintiff in a newly filed class action lawsuit. The lawsuit represents yet another battle starting in the structured settlement buyer mosh pit.
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New York’s new rebating bill allow insurers and/or agents to waive commission fees associated with the purchase of structured settlement annuities for families affected by any terrorist attack on the United States.