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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Category: Structured Attorney Fees
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What goes on in smoke filled rooms? This email entitled “[Plaintiffs only ]structuring attorney fees” was circulated on September 25, 2009 using a NYSTLA forum/ list serve (copied to a dedicated email address at the New York State Trial Lawyers Association “NYSTLA”) to many others: (Download NYSTLA List Serve-Forge) entitled “[Plaintiffs only ]structuring attorney fees” was circulated…
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In the last few months it is evident that a number of licensed insurance agents or brokers, whether individuals or firms, that are Partners For Justice with the New York State Trial Lawyers Association have begun to offer discounts for services. This post explores some of the ethical considerations and potential pitfalls of such practice.…
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Successful personal injury attorneys should consider that now, potentially faced with the proposed NY surcharge, structuring attorney fees may be the better alternative.
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Read about taxable equivalent yield to see how taxes affect a structured settlement
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Attorneys can stabilize cash flow and build up a sizable retirement income portfolio by layering multiple structured attorney fee annuity contracts. Even a small structured attorney fee annuity now can make a difference down the road.
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If a money manager was going to charge you 3% to manage your money in a money market fund for a few weeks or a month would you do it? If your answer is no, you might want to question the wisdom of any structured settlement broker or settlement planner who recommends going through the trouble of setting up…
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Isn’t the point of structuring attorney fees that you don’t have to include the fees in gross income for the taxable year? So why is this settlement planning firm telling lawyers they can defer earned fees?
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Can an attorney actually convert a “receivable” into a deferred compensation plan by structuring attorney fees? I submit to you that he/she cannot under such circumstances and THAT makes the entire Structured Settlement Services, LLC posting er… Risky Business!
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Life Insurance Market Research Association (LIMRA) reports that overall individual-annuity sales grew 4% during the second quarter, buoyed by a spike in fixed-annuity sales. LIMRA states that U.S. individual-annuity sales grew to $68.4 billion during the second quarter, up from $65.7 billion, with a large portion of the growth from a 46% jump in fixed-annuity…