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: NSSTA
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The Tarone case highlights the perils of setting up a stuctured settlement without the ability of the tort victim to change the beneficiary.
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Structured Settlement Certification and Training: Hindert Questions Course Using Text He Co-Authored
Patrick Hindert’s latest pedantic rant on Business Standards and Practices-2 attacks the NSSTA Certified Structured Settlement Consultant certification hosted at University of Notre Dame. He states: “Advanced training” for those structured settlement broker/consultant/agents who are members of NSSTA (“America’s largest association of structured settlement professionals”) may include a one-time one weekend “certification” program (CSSC) at…
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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.…
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All the hoopla about how the National Structured Settlements Trade Association has attempted to maximize the PR value of Bronx Judge Norma Ruiz’ mischaracterization of the discount rate in the Feliciano decision reminds me of this classic Archie Bunker clip.
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Must NSSTA attempt to squeeze as much PR value as it can out of a Bronx judge’s technical error on a financial calculation, to bash a factoring company’s high discount rates when it would have been REALLY easy to do so without the misleading information?.
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The National Structured Settlements Trade Association held its Fall Educational Meeting in Las Vegas November 10-12, 2010. I’m usually not a fan of holding professional meetings in Las Vegas due to the obvious distractions that reduce networking opportunities, but the Bellagio is the Bellagio and a $22 room service omelet (it was delicious) and $3…
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The NSSTA could very easily have chosen to correct the Judge’s statement, but chose not to. It would still have made a powerful statement. Peachtree is known for high discount rates. Why?
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Greater clarification is needed to confirm whether there is any exception to the requirements for the sale of structured settlement annuities by licensed producers.
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Retained asset accounts provide a significant benefit to survivors who are dealing with the emotional loss of a loved one. Financial matters may not be the first thing on their minds, and retained asset accounts provide a secure place for life insurance policy proceeds.
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Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.” Winston Churchill