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: Olean Structured Settlements
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Smart lawyers representing clients in New York courts bring in qualified help for assistance with CPLR 50A or 50B calculations because they recognize that it’s not an “off the cuff” type of thing.
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It’s useful for New York personal injury lawyers, defendants and claims adjusters to know how CPLR Article 50A or 50B impact a case and whether some factors help determine whether a plaintiff should settle their case or simply take a CPLR 50A or 50B structured judgment.
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The Lape decision in Monroe County opens up an avenue for any payee in the United States to sue structured settlement factoring companies for fraud and deceptive business practices.
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New York City structured settlement insurance companies issuing structured settlement annuities in the Five Boroughs of New York City and the rest of New York state through New York licensed insurance agents and brokers
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Vigilance is important in these portfolio sales as Athene’s purchase of Aviva USA amply demonstrates. In Allstate’s case its Advance Funding Exchange Notice is an important liquidity feature. Protections must remain so Allstate annuitants are not left to the structured settlement factoring vultures.
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The recent “unpacking” of H.R.2212 is more like 10 steamer trunks than a dainty overnight bag. The big question is despite all that has come out, why is no part of H.R. 2212 addressing the “shit show” that is the unlicensed and grossly under regulated structured settlement secondary and tertiary market?
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Presidential Life Insurance Company, former structured settlement annuity issuer in the 1980s and early 1990s, will be acquired by Athene’s wholly owned subsidiary, Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company (“Athene Annuity”), a DE-domiciled insurer focused on retail fixed and index annuity sales and reinsurance.
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Customized steady tax free income. You can even plan to go South every winter with structured settlement payments to pay for it.