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: Settlement Planner Business Practices
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The Deal Flow media headline and teaser reads"Factoring Companies Take Heat For Referral Fees" Factoring companies offering referral fees to structured settlement consultants may not be violating any state insurance laws. But whether or not the practice is ethical is an argument that has divided the structured settlements community." This is a very important topic…
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San Francisco tax attorney Robert W. Wood has penned an interesting article in the February/March 2008 edition Journal of Tax Practice and Procedure entitled "Electing 468B Trust Treatment for Lawyer Trust Accounts After Receiving Settlement Proceeds". Relation Back Election Wood suggests that it is possible to "save the day" using what is known as the…
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A lawyer and settlement planner has advertised legal and insurance services, claiming to be “board certified” by the NSSTA and to have earned both “board certification” and the designation of Certified Structured Settlement Consultant (CSSC) from the University of Notre Dame. Is this accurate?
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Why wait for for the slow route when you can have DOCUMENTS NOW? Why chance that sensitive and confidential original settlement documents could be "lost in the mail" when you can track them RIGHT NOW online? As a settlement professional and businessperson, are you interested in increasing your client’s satisfaction with the structured settlement issue…
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Received this email from one of our readers in the structured settlement industry “John: Just got a letter from Strat Cap (“Dear XXXX”) from its Director of Sales Tom Collins (How ironic!!!) wishing me a happy new year and telling me that if I have bills from the holidays, Strat-Cap will be happy to give…
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The claim that structured settlements are “tax-free” is misleading. While most structured settlement payments are exempt from federal and state income taxes, other taxes, such as estate taxes and certain excise taxes, may apply. Advertisements must accurately convey these nuances to avoid deception according to federal regulations.
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Striking parallels exist between controversy of broker compensation in the life settlement market and the controversy surrounding it in the structured settlement factoring market. A number if issues raised in the Complaint in the matter of " The People of the State of New York by ELIOT SPITZER Attorney General of The State of New…
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If you are not committing perjury because what you’re signing is true, then by definition you cannot be “plaintiff only”. By signing the affidavit you are falsely advertising that you are “plaintiff only” and your clients, to whom you have marketed yourself as “plaintiff only” deserve to know this information
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Settlement Capital’s The Factoring Channel podcast discusses the importance of full disclosure in structured settlement factoring compensation for brokers. Mark Wahlstrom and General Counsel Matt Bracy highlight that while brokers add value, their compensation can impact the tort victim’s finances. Transparency is crucial, as many overlook the ethical implications in this largely unregulated industry.