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 Settlements Essentials
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Qualified Settlement Fund Administrators, or QSF Administrators involved in class action lawsuits and mass torts may be interested in the internet domains 468B.com and QualifiedSettlementFund.com, which we might be convinced to sell at the right price.
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If a qualified settlement fund is a trust under state law,as required by tax regulations, wouldn’t any income and gains generated by the investment of the assets in the trust be subject to tax on a state or federal level?
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Annuities are primarily used as a means of securing a stable cash flow for an individual during their retirement years. A structured settlement annuity is a customizable specialty annuity that is used as a “qualified funding asset” to resolve legal disputes or litigation.
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A qualified assignment is a legal transaction that is used, with the consent of a Plaintiff, to transfer an obligation to make future periodic payments of damages to a Plaintiff, from a Defendant, Insurer or Qualified Settlement Fund, to a qualified assignment company. The Assignee holds the annuity.
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A qualified assignment is a regular part of a structured settlement in the resolution of a personal injury, medical malpractice, or wrongful death claim or lawsuit (or non-qualified assignment where the structure is of taxable damages). What is a qualified assignment?
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John Darer, a structured settlement expert, discusses the evaluation of structured settlement quotes and the intricacies involved in quoting annuities. He highlights potential pricing issues encountered while collaborating with structured settlement consultants. For quotes, he encourages interested individuals to call 888-325-8640. Last updated on November 19, 2025.
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An annuity with a certain period represents the number of years that will be paid whether or not the measuring life survives the entire payment schedule. A 30 years certain & Life means payments will be made for 30 years, or the life of the measuring life, whoever is longer
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A sell structured settlement transaction IS NOT recommended UNLESS you have a well defined essential need and have exhausted all other sources to raise cash. Speak to a credentialed financial professional well versed in structured settlements and your lawyer for guidance
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The new website of John Bat’s Plaintiff Settlement Solutions Incorporated (“PSSI”, pronounced “Pissy”) is NOT one of “life’s moments that takes our breath away”. As Will Smith might have paraphrased back in the day, time to start “gettin’ pissy with it”
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Constructive receipt can affect the ability to do a structured settlement. Find out why in this informative video