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
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- Structured Settlement Collection Agency in Henderson, Nevada Is Still Not a Structured Settlement — Now Nevada Law Makes That Clear
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Category: Structured Settlement Brokers
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Higher taxes make structured settlement tax advantages inherently more valuable. Paul Tudor Jones II, the billionaire hedge fund manager is quoted ‘There’s plenty of room to raise taxes’: Jones says the US will need to change Social Security, cut federal health insurance to deal with a worsening debt crisis — are you ready?
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Structured settlements In wrongful death cases. Wouldn’t a personal injury law firm want their clients have ALL options available? Structured settlements, a solution to “one of the things that Americans worry about most in the world” and help manage the transition from what was, to what will be.
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Structured settlement payments can be equal or unequal, depending on their qualification status. Qualified payments allow flexibility in types and durations, while non-qualified payments are subject to specific IRS rules regarding equal payments. Various companies facilitate these assignments, and there are alternative funding options beyond traditional annuities.
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A settlement planner who uses a professional credential in advertising but cannot articulate structured settlement fundamentals fundamentals diminishes the value of the credential by unacceptably lowering the standard. It’s up to other holders of the same credential to maintain a high bar and to call them out to “know your “sh^t!”
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It is against the law to use the existence of the California Life and Health Insurance Guarantee Association for the purpose of sales, solicitation, or inducement to purchase any form of insurance covered by the California Life and Health Insurance Guarantee Association Act
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It is actually smart risk management on the part of Prudential. Insurers must have assets to match against liabilities under state insurance regulations. Large volumes of business coming in under book rates present challenges that are increasingly difficult to manage when rates shift at warp speed.
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An Oregon Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) previously found that a Plaintiff’s structured settlement annuity was not an excluded resource for purposes of SSI. In a 2-21-2020 decision, the decision was REVERSED and this matter was REMANDED for recalculation of benefits. Here’s the story
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A structured settlement broker is a licensed and regulated professional who provides professional advice and places structured settlement annuities and may provide fianncial advice and placement of financial vehicles pursuant to professional licenses.
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Pacific Life has nearly always beat everyone on short term cash flows of up to 15 years. That’s the main reason that people use them. With interest rates as low as they were during that time frame, many people opted for shorter fixed term structures. They also introduced an innovative new product!