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: Structured Settlement Industry News
Structured Settlement Industry News features blogs and new stories about goings on within the structured settlement industry
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Court Denied Symetra Motion to Strike Class Allegations. Construing the facts in favor of Plaintiffs, class members would’ve justifiably expected that their interests would be cared for by Symetra and SABSCO, as both entities had direct roles in administering ongoing funding and care under the terms of their underlying settlements.
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Asset based structured settlement assignment fees can run upwards $10,000 on a $1,000,000 case. It’s way more than a normal assignment fee. The fees may not be disclosed and simply built in to the cost. What you may encounter is obfuscation by multiple layers of complexity. That’s not good.
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How a Single Claimant Qualified Settlement Fund Was Recently Used to Circumvent an Insurer’s Approved List of Structured Settlement Annuity Companies
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The Structured Settlement Watchdog’s updated introductory video that explains his pro bono role in the structured settlement market place.
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I think the truth is obvious. Res Ipsa Loquitur. More About the History of Structured Settlements
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The Direct Pay press release is a bit of selective exploitation of a recent event and marketing overkill in the same vein as settlement planners pushing “Grillo waivers” for the last 25 years to induce the sale of more structured settlements.
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Disgraced former structured settlement broker Joe Gargan’s Covid-19 Hail Mary pass of excuses in relation to his criminal acts, have resulted in a figurative sack of potatoes. Gargan is going to prison and must report by January 4, 2021. He also must pay more than $9 million in restitution.
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The devil is in the details. A holiday card tweeted by a non-Jewish settlement planner to Jewish clients and prospects, is a perfect example. The Upstate New York’s settlement planning firm’s good intentions are fly specked by the image of a 7 branch menorah instead of a 9 branch menorah.
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Joe Gargan, CEO of The Pension Company, pled guilty to embezzling $8 million meant for annuities funding minor settlements. This criminal act not only raised concerns among clients but also imposed additional costs on taxpayers. The case highlighted the need for escrow and proper safeguards to prevent similar fraudulent activity in structured settlements.