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: Plaintiff Attorney Settlement Issues
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The practice of cramming several structured settlement payees into a single qualified assignment for administrative convenience will no longer be allowed by Prudential Structured Settlements, which underwrites structured settlement annuities through The Prudential Insurance Company of America.
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Rising interest rates should bring increased interest in structured settlements and other periodic payment solutions. The return of yields in the under 10 year range, makes structures for durations under 10 years more attractive.
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Court record sniffing structured settlement buyers can obtain information about any structured settlement that has required court approval and has not been filed under seal. They can then hound you with unsolicited phone calls? How can you stop this?
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Recognize the symptoms of “rate seduction”. When it comes to your life, It’s not the size of the rate, it’s how long it can perform. Structured settlement diversification is the answer.
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Call 888-325-8640 to discuss structuring attorney fees, a fantastic tax deferral option for trial lawyers with any type of contingency fee personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice or employment case. Structured attorney fees and other deferred fee options for trial lawyers and law firms..
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Beneficiary lawsuit against annuity issuer and guarantor, qualified assignee and structured settlement brokerage and others in NJ District Court over payments allegedly due the payees and contingent beneficiary from a structured settlement set up in 2002 to resolve a workers compensation case.
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A New Jersey Appellate Court has concluded that an heir’s loss of a prospective inheritance resulting from the imposition of increased estate taxes- incurred due to the premature death of a decedent —— is recoverable in a wrongful death action.
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Level premium term life insurance which can go out to age 95 is now available at very attractive long term premiums so that older plaintiffs, plaintiff attorneys and others who can’t afford, or choose not to pay, higher premiums for whole life or other permanent coverage.
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by John Darer CLU ChFC MSSC RSP CLTC The Federal tax increases, or effective tax increases, arriving in 2013 have both settlement planning and financial planning implications and may have a positive effect on the utility of structured settlements, structured attorney fees and other financial solutions involving structured periodic payments. A. Increase in personal income tax rates…
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Settlements for wrongful termination, sexual harassment, discrimination, failure to promote, ADEA and other employment lawsuits, represent taxable damages. Lawyers for employers and employees can bring efficient conclusion to employment cases by using non qualified structured settlements