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: Pasadena Structured Settlements
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How a Single Claimant Qualified Settlement Fund Was Recently Used to Circumvent an Insurer’s Approved List of Structured Settlement Annuity Companies
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Is a structured settlement an annuity? A structured settlement is not an annuity, it is a form of settlement that is typically funded with an annuity, but may be funded with other vehicles. An annuity is a type of qualified funding asset defined under IRC 130(d). A structured settlement can also be funded with United…
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CAOC, like NJAJ, has compromised itself by endorsing one structured settlement factoring company in exchange for a financial contribution using apparently boilerplate endorsement language. Arias’ comparison to credit card rates, Strategic Capital boilerplate that is true, but misleading..
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Structured settlement factoring transactions are generally bad for structured settlement payees. In addition to giving up security, most payees sacrifice substantial economic value. It should be the financing of last resort for structured settlement payees. Berkshire Hathaway does the right thing.
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The words “certain” and “guaranteed” are terms used in settlement documents to describe payment obligations in a settlement agreement and in structured settlement annuities and other income annuities. Both are often used in a way that suggests the terms are synonymous, but are they?
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One thing that’s almost certain is that what Erin Andrews does receive through a final judgment or settlement will be taxable income in a high tax bracket. A Non qualified structured settlement can help.
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There doesn’t appear to be any evidence that an investor /purchaser of structured settlement payment streams in the tertiary market entitles the purchaser of the “receivables” to the same state guaranty fund protection that may be afforded the original annuitant. in the event of an underlying insolvency
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Representatives of settlement purchasers are apparently attempting to unsettle structured settlement annuitants by giving them the impression that they are not earning any interest on their structured settlement. Nothing could be further from the truth.
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What is a structured settlement broker and what can a structured settlement broker can do for you?.