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 Settlement History
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The favorable tax treatment of indexed linked structure settlement payments, was affirmed by the IRS in Private Letter Ruling 201435006, published on August 29, 2014.
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NBC News 4 New York’s segment on ELNY and how its recent liquidation affected ELNY annuitants Glenn Arendsorf and Eric Rabinowitz. whohad their benefits cut by over 50%. Anchor Tom Llamas, interviewed Greenwich CT attorney Eddie Stone and John Darer from 4structures.com LLC
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This change did not impact annuitants with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. It involved the merger and renaming of several legacy insurers within the MetLife family, stemming from MetLife’s 2005 acquisition of Travelers Life and Annuity, as part of a corporate restructuring.
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Offshore assignment company assumes future periodic payment obligations from qualified settlement funds (or defendants ) and funds the obligations to plaintiffs and lawyers, using a “patchwork quilt” of structured settlement receivables in lieu of structured settlements annuities.
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ING USA is rebranding as Voya Financial Group, but this change does not currently affect structured settlement payments issued by Security Life of Denver. Payments continue as usual, and those needing to update address, bank accounts, or beneficiaries can contact customer service at 800-238-6273, option 4.
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Where Pat Hindert Sees Bleak I see Strands of Optimism. The fact is that structured settlement industry premium is up 7% year over year, It’s worth noting that production increased despite the withdrawal of two companies from the market in February 2013.
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One of Sen.Baucus’ greatest achievements involves a selfless and remarkably successful 30-year campaign to promote dignity and independence for accident victims.
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The ELNY Liquidation is expected to affect approximately 1,400 annuitants who entered into structured settlements between 1982-1988. The legal action questioned the fairness of the rehabilitation and liquidation process
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That being said, who was responsible for placing all of Mr. Arensdorf’s structured settlement with ELNY in 1984? What was their rationale in doing so for someone as profoundly disabled as Glenn Arensdorf when this was all Glenn Arensdorf had?