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 term “servicing of structured settlement payments” is misleading. It doesn’t provide any long-term benefit to the structured settlement annuitant, and here’s why.
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As part of its effort to sell what it labels a direct investment in an annuity contract, the settlement purchaser states that “each state has a specific limited guarantee or fund for repayment in the event that an insurance company is not able to meet their obligations.
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The negligent gap in insurance and financial service regulation enables secondary market companies like Prosperity Partners to advertise guaranty life and health guaranty assocations that would be otherwise illegal.
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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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ELNY structured settlement annuitants will be receiving their benefit notices which will include the ELNY Address Update Questionnaire that must be returned by the 01/07/2012 deadline. If you’re due to receive benefits from an ELNY structured settlement annuity pay attention!.
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by John Darer CLU ChFC MSSC RSP CLTC The National Stuctured Settlements Trade Association (NSSTA) made a good faith attempt to address structured settlements during 2008 Financial crisis The NSSTA website featured a good faith Financial Security document created at the height of the 2008 financial crisis, when factoring vultures loomed overhead. This document was…
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While the aforementioned is good news, what is particularly troubling is the possibility that structured settlement industry colleagues are breaking the law, including one that refers to what cannot be referred to under NC Insurance law as a “spare tire”.
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Only a $30B line of credit with Treasury applied to back banks in the lead up to the 2008-2009 financial crisis. A line of credit, which can provide relief for short term financial stress is a loan. Backed by a “government line of credit” is a heck of alot different than “backed by the government”.
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Sweet for Conseco; bad news for consumers who counted on the long-term care policies to pay for costly nursing home stays says Trudy Lieberman at Columbia Jornalism Review. It looks as if the company is attempting to spin off an 11th hour Trust, without notifying its policyholders says lawyer