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 Structured Settlements
New York Structured Settlements offers blogs, articles, and commentary on structured settlements in New York, authored by structured settlement expert John Darer CLU, ChFC, MSSC, CeFT, RSP, CLTC. The content is designed for personal injury lawyers practicing in or serving New York, as well as residents in nearby states involved in lawsuits for personal injury, wrongful death, or medical malpractice, who are seeking settlement planning advice and information.
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Which current and former structured settlement annuity issuers have made the 2024 Ward’s 50® of Top Performing Life Insurers
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John Darer reviews the Certified Structured Settlement Consultant (CSSC) designation, earned by completing a program by the National Structured Settlements Trade Association and the University of Texas at Austin. The CSSC program, established in 1994, requires 60+ hours of study, work experience, and passing an exam, ensuring expertise in structured settlements.
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Whether structured settlement payments have to be Equal (or Substantially Equal) depends on the Nature of Claim and the Settlement Planning Solution being used. Read about IRC 72(u), where it applies, and the exceptions to the non natural person rule. John Darer Reviews
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John Darer reviews the differences between fixed income structured settlements annuities and index linked structured settlment annuities in response to a jumbled explanation found on another website web.
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While the terms “guaranteed” and “certain” are often used synonymously by those holding an insurance license, including some settlement planners and structured settlement brokers and even lawyers, such use is inaccurate and can lead to misinterpretation and/or misunderstanding by Payees.
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Structured Settlement Industry production figures have been released and it’s looking to be a record year, again!
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Any annuity broker being considered for selection by the DOJ should be required to verify at the time of selection that he or she meets the minimum qualifications set forth in 28 C.F.R. §50.24(a) and is otherwise competent to provide structured settlement brokerage services to the United States.
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Ways to Use Structured Settlements in Settlement Planning 2024
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The key take away is that it is the damages that are tax exempt. With a properly established structured settlement, that starts with an obligation to make future periodic payments as damages on account of personal physical injury, An annuity commonly funds the periodic payment obligation.
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John Darer reviews what’s behind industry growth which saw March 2024 premium production at $774 million. Q1 2024 industry production was $2.273 BILLION, a new quarterly record that follows the structured settlement Industry’s $8.68B Record Year in 2023.