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 Professionals, Inc.
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The RSP Board seems to be running a bit of a “one-company circus” with 62.5% of its members from the same team. Diversity isn’t just a buzzword—it’s the secret sauce for credibility and growth! Right now, it feels less like a board and more like a company picnic.
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In my opinion it would be particularly useful for some members of an industry whose marketing teams have regaled the legal world with such ditties as: Plaintiff versus Plantiff, Structured versus Structered, Complementary versus Complimentary and the pigeonholing of “Quailed” versus qualified
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A structured sale annuity IS NOT tax exempt. Provided the terms of IRC 453 apply, a structured installment sale should help the seller defer capital gains taxes. Like a regular installment sale, when each installment is made, a portion of it represents return of basis in the property, part represents capital gain and part represents ordinary…
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by John Darer CLU ChFC CSSC RSP When the principals of Settlement Professionals, Inc. split off to expand their structured settlement general agency, a decision made to sever ties with the National Structured Settlement Trade Association ostensibly due to SPI principals' perception that NSSTA did not adequately address the rights of plaintiffs in structured settlement…
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Jack Meligan of Settlement Professionals Inc. has penned a blog post with a vital message for plaintiff attorneys—unfortunately, it’s paired with “standard intelligence” on structured settlements that’s about as fresh as a six-year-old fruitcake.
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For someone fighting for “the little guy” it’s ironic that Risk chooses an image, a metaphor of ethanol production’s affect on prices that is choking everyday Americans, like tort victims and in causing price rises for consumer goods that directly or indirectly cause tort victims to factor their payments to companies funded by the same…
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Structured Settlement Brokers and Settlement Planners will likely find the going tougher in the coming months as the backlash against "cash now pushers" and "factorability crack" distributors in the structured settlement industry continues to build steam and the self inflicted structured settlement and settlement planning industry weakness is fully exploited. I hate to tell anyone…
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The following three statements appear on Jack Meligan’s LinkedIn Profile (Download jack_meligan_linkedin_962008.pdf) Meligan Statement 1 : "Protecting the injury victim and plaintiff attorney is our only business… which means the job is done right… every time…" Jack Meligan QUESTION? Since when does having the capability doing the job right have to do with your selection…
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The Structured Settlement Watchdog criticizes the Structured Professionals, Inc. (SPI) for using outdated promotional materials, specifically a four-and-a-half-year-old memo regarding AIG’s structured settlement practices. The authors highlight changes in AIG’s management and stress the importance of verifying current practices with the new director. The misuse of such outdated information undermines credibility.