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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Category: Structured Settlement Brokers
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The structured settlement watchdog chuckles at inconsistency on the Internet. It's like the game you play where you compare two similar pictures and you are charged with identifying the subtle differences. Here's another example… On the one hand 2011 "…… has been defending the cause of injury victims since 1988". "Her company (……) was one of only three approved structure firms in British Columbia". …
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A structured settlement broker representing an insurer, recently tried to shake down another structured settlement broker representing an injured plaintiff, wherein a higher percentage of commissions was conditioned on annuity placement with the insurer’s sister life insurance company.
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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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Tulsa attorney Dick Risk was misidentified as a “structured settlement broker” by the Settlement Capital blog due to a panel listing. However, as he has not been active as a licensed insurance agent since 2007, he does not meet the criteria for this designation. Accurate representations of licensing are crucial in the industry.
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If structured settlement brokers or settlement planners “do not charge”, or work for free, where does the money come from to sponsor trial lawyer associations? Structured settlement brokers/planners do not really work for free. They earn a commission. Learn what you need to know here.
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Those who choose to be centrists CAN credibly deliver a coherent benefit message as the “the bridge builders” of the structured settlement profession . Isn’t the very concept of the settlement of litigation the result of a compromise where adverse parties find common ground?
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Which legitimate structured settlement websites are getting the most Internet traffic? Three Month Trailing Top 10 Global Traffic Rank (Alexa Rank as of 10/29/2010) of Structured Settlement and Settlement Planning Industry websites* (+ or- traffic from 09/28/2010 report). Lower number is better (e.g. Google.com is ranked 1 in the overall scheme) Structured Settlements 4Real Blog…
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The Connecticut Insurance Department has issued a new memorandum detailing new rules to better protect consumers' personal health and financial related information. See below Connecticut Insurance Dept.: Data Breach Notification Bulletin http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=36503297&access_key=key-1rjhx9g2l5wpwg7g31pi&page=1&viewMode=list Structured settlement consultants handle plaintiff medical records and financial information. Those consultants who operate in Connecticut should be aware of the new requirement…
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The annual survey polled lawyer readers of the Connecticut Law Tribune about structured settlement vendors in addition to a variety of different categories
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Structured settlement brokers are the obstetricians and gynecologists of the insurance field, when it comes to errors and omissions insurance coverage.