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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- 🔥Founder and Former CEO of 777 Partners, Joshua Wander, Pleads Guilty⚖️ to $500 Million Fraud Scheme — DOJ Confirms Double‑Pledging, Misappropriation of Structured‑Settlement Funds, and Falsified Bank Statements
- The Steering Problem Needs a Wake‑Up Call
- Companies Still Using the Incorrect Term “Secondary Market Annuity”
- Canonical: Non‑Qualified Assignment (NQA)
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I don’t think it is reasonable to dismiss the anecdotal evidence or personal observations of the settlement planner, structured settlement broker or a personal injury lawyer who has represented hundreds or thousands of plaintiffs
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The qualified assignment company for structured settlements funded with annuities issued by American International Assurance Company of New York changed to American General Annuity Service Corporation (AGASC) effective July 1, 2009.
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At the creation of a structured settlement that includes a qualified assignment, the proper memorialization of the sequence of events is critical to the long term tax treatment of the structured settlement payments in the plaintiff’s recovery.
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A structured settlement annuity is an insurance annuity. Perhaps the question could be better posed as “how is a structured settlement annuity different from other annuities?” click and read our explanation
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by Structured Settlement Watchdog Stone Street Capital Blogger: Will he Care Enough to be Accurate? Or Will he Stay in the “Awarded a Structured Settlement” Vortex? Says Will, one of Stone Street Capital’s bloggers “One question we hear rather regularly is what is the difference between a “structured settlement” and an annuity. A “structured settlement”…
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An indexed annuity is NOT a structured annuity contrary to words of a contributing editor to Insurance News Net. A structured annuity is a term signifying an annuity used as a qualified funding asset [defined at IRC 130(d)*] or otherwise used to fund a future periodic payments to resolve litigation.
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Structured settlements funded with United States Treasury Obligations can provide claimants with a greater degree of security than annuities for those that are most conservative. Is there a greater level of financial security than an issuer than has the financial strength to effectively write a $700B check and print money? Internal Revenue Code Section 130(d)…
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Are Treasury Funded Structured Settlements tax-free? It depends on their purpose. Treasury Funded Structured Settlements can be utilized to pay both qualified and non-qualified settlements. Damages for both taxable and non-taxable settlements can be funded using United States Treasury obligations.
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by John Darer CLU ChFC MSSC CeFT RSP CLTC A patent application for Treasury Funded Structured Settlements was submitted by John McCulloch of Bollingbrook, Illinois in June 2010. The application 20110302069 was published on December 8, 2011, but the application is still pending according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). A non…