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.
recent posts
- Daily Rates Are Often an Important Cost Driver of Structured Settlements
- 🔥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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Category: Settlement Planning Issues
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If you believe in structured settlements then structured settlement payment rights are an option as long as the risks are disclosed, you understand and are willing to accept the risks. Despite what you may see on the internet, assigned structured settlement payment rights are not annuities.
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In some circumstances the use of In Force Structured Settlements and Enhanced Structured Income through a Structured Asset Management Trust, may offer plaintiffs and plaintiff lawyers a superior settlement planning solution when combined with a traditional structured settlement. In a continuation of this podcast series started in 2009, New York/ Connecticut area Registered Settlement Planner…
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The consumer price index crested over 3% in April according to Inflationdata.com. We can all see the rise in prices at the pump, and we can listen to the talking heads on TV, but the fact remains that the CPI, a broad based index is creeping upwards. A live CPI chart appears in the left…
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Structured settlements are appropriate for seniors and aging Baby Boomer plaintiffs for a variety of reasons, some obvious and some not so obvious
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Can you structure damages paid for pre-death pain and suffering or other elements of damages originating PRIOR to the decedent’s death? Can a decedent’s heirs avoid these elements of damages by simply allocating 100% to wrongful death?
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If a structured settlement planner is representing a plaintiff or plaintiff lawyer where the defendant’s insurer has an approved list of three structured annuity issuers should the settlement planner restrict their search to those three companies for fear of raising the client’s expectations?
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The Tarone case highlights the perils of setting up a stuctured settlement without the ability of the tort victim to change the beneficiary.
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NY personal injury lawyers should bring in a credentialed financial settlement expert, experienced with CPLR 50A and/or 50B structured judgments and caluclations, as early as possible to help them and the clients analyze their options, document their file and make the best fully informed decisions
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President Obama has brokered a broad tax deal with Congressional Republicans that includes a reinstatement and two-year extension of the estate tax that would provide a $5 million exemption for individuals at a 35% tax rate. While no legislative language has been produced and details of the package remain subject to change, we are optimistic…