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 in California
Structured Settlements in California features commentary by structured settlement expert John Darer CLU ChFC MSSC CeFT RSP CLTC that may be of interest to injured persons, guardians, consumers, lawyers, businesses related to Structured Settlements throughout California with personal injury, wrongful death, product liability, intellectual property or employment claims
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Just saw another structured settlement where the other side is submitting a single QARP for multiple claimants. Careless stuff like this is one way that factoring companies gain access to confidential protected information.
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An industry colleague and I were ruminating about the reasons we are each having good business years in a terrible economy , with low interest rates and where reportedly, some in our industry are struggling to do even $1,000,000 in production. We agreed that it is what we are selling: Safety, Security and Guarantees. We also agreed that…
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Allianz found by an almost 4 to 1 margin, Baby Boomers are more attracted to guarantees for their retirement savings versus the potential of high returns with market risk.
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If you are (or our your client is) having a good year financially and anticipate endorsement fees that only add to this year’s tax bill singers/songwriters, actors/ actresses, athletes and other famous endorsers can benefit from structured celebrity endorsement fees.
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United of Omaha Life Insurance Company! The Mutual of Omaha subsidiary is in the midst of a roll out which will offer greater choices to structured settlement recipients and increase the competitiveness of the structured settlement marketplace.
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In some circumstances the use of In Force Structured Settlements and Enhanced Structured Income through a Structured Asset Management Trust, may offer plaintiffs and plaintiff lawyers a superior settlement planning solution when combined with a traditional structured settlement. In a continuation of this podcast series started in 2009, New York/ Connecticut area Registered Settlement Planner…
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Divorce cases are a prudent application for structured settlements, where an annuity or non-annuity based non-qualified assignment can be used to secure negotiated alimony payments, child support payments and generate income from an equity distribution
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A judge in Florida and a judge in New Jersey did not approve a structured settlement past the age of 18 even when this long prudent financial solution was desired by the guardians. Is more judicial education needed, or is this the beginning of a disturbing trend that needs fixing? Registered Settlement Planner and structured…
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Non-qualified assignments can be used in environmental, divorce, employment, property cases, commercial disputes and attorney fees as well as like deferral of celebrity endorsement fees, lotteries and contests and structured installment sales (an alternative to the 1031 Exchange
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Structured settlements are appropriate for seniors and aging Baby Boomer plaintiffs for a variety of reasons, some obvious and some not so obvious