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)
- ⭐ THE 18–25 GUIDE TO STRUCTURED SETTLEMENTS
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Category: Settlement Planner Credentials
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The minimum criteria for the United States Department of Justice Annuity Brokers should be taken seriously. Each broker must declare that he or she meets certain minimum qualifications under penalty of perjury, including CFR 50.24(a)(6). The perjury statute carries a maximum of 5 year jail sentence. (see 28 U.S.C 1746)
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Two structured settlement firms are apparently doing business in the Sunshine State without registering the company with the Florida Secretary of State. I don’t mean an insurance license I mean the authority of the company to transact business in the State of Florida!
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"In addition to ensuring an optimal settlement structure, we will also evaluate how the settlement meshes with Medicaid benefits for which the client may be eligible, and help determine the advisability of utilizing a Special Needs Trust. Finally, we can put together a financial plan that utilizes appropriate investment options for the assets not covered…
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The backgrounds of settlement professionals with either plaintiff, defense or general consultancy is as varied as there are flavors of ice cream. Some have legal backgrounds, others have insurance backgrounds, claims adjusting backgrounds, banking backgrounds, securities backgrounds and life company backgrounds.
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As my October 17, 2006 post "Continuing Education a Must For Structured Settlement and Settlement Planning Professionals" suggests, I am a big believer in continuing education. The speed of dynamic change in every segment of the broad financial services industry demands it. The structured settlement/settlement planning segment is no exception. You simply cannot afford not…
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So what is the significance of all that alphabet soup after your structured settlement broker or settlement planner’s name? Why should you care?. So opened my March 11, 2006 "Structured Settlement Broker and Settlement Planner Credentials" in which I described a number of established financial professional designations including Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU), Chartered Financial Consultant…
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Those of us who can sell structured settlements should have insurance licenses to sell insurance in our home state as well as any other states in which we sell structured settlements