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
- 🔥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)
- ⭐ THE 18–25 GUIDE TO STRUCTURED SETTLEMENTS
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Category: structured settlement myths
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Disclosure of the annuity cost by the defendant has no impact on the income tax free aspects of a Structured Settlement; rather the unqualified availability is decisive.
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Financial reporters who skip their homework are like ducks waddling through a shooting gallery—easy targets! Case in point: the well-earned collapse and grand “farewell” of DealFlow Media Structured Settlements Report. Cue Markets Media, LLC, making a dramatic entrance from stage left.
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By far the most notorious structured settlement fraud involved convicted felon James R. Gibson who perpetrated his crimes against helpless injury victims. Scott Rothstein’s “structured settlement fraud” was simply a figment of horrendous mislabeling by attorney Kendall Coffey and the press.
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While this author respects the practice of law and many friends who practice it, it’s arguable whether a settlement consultant simply possessing a law degree presents any advantage to a client over a professionally qualified settlement adviser with years of experience and other relevant credentials
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I don’t think it is reasonable to dismiss the anecdotal evidence or personal observations of the settlement planner, structured settlement broker or a personal injury lawyer who has represented hundreds or thousands of plaintiffs
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Symetra Life Insurance Company IS NOT a “Berkshire Hathaway entity”. For those who have doubts check out the Berkshire Hathaway website. You will find links to all Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary companies You won’t find Symetra there! (as of 11/20/2009)