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 Illinois
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Based on the New York Court of Appeals’ reformulation of the question, it concluded that such allegations do not state a cognizable cause of action for breach of the implied covenant. Plaintiffs failed to sue the unlicensed and under regulated structured settlement factoring companies.
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Structured settlement annuities had a RECORD 4th quarter of 2022, as increasing awareness of rising interest rates looking good against a volatile stock market, plummeting crypto and hard work by industry members, catapulted industry production to close to its all time record achieved in 2019.
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How are structured settlements paid out? Structured settlements are most often funded with customized structured settlement annuities and can be paid out in one or more ways.
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A settlement planner claims, “If the money is placed in a traditional investment, then any growth is subject to income taxes.” This statement is not entirely accurate, as it overlooks capital investments that generate capital gains when comparing traditional investments to structured settlements.
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Anyone who sold structured settlement payments for pennies on the dollar, as insurance against rising rates to “avoid becoming poorer”, would have actually done worse by selling. Most predictions fail to account for the rate you’re already receiving on the cost of the existing structured setttement.
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Personal injury victims often face pressure after settlements, feeling overwhelmed by financial demands from others. Collaborating with a Certified Financial Transitionist (CeFT) can help manage these challenges. CeFTs offer compassionate guidance during financial transitions, ensuring clients make informed decisions and avoid emotional pitfalls, ultimately leading to a more secure future.
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Now is the time to make good use of stuctured settlements and build enduring guaranteeed income streams.Compelling yields in Excess of 5% are possible on intermediate and long term cash flows. Why take risk when you don’t have to?
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Insurance groups that include current and former structured settlement annuity issuers represent more than 43% of the largest life insurance groups in the United States. While size matters, it is only one of the criteria one should use in selecting an insurance company to fund a structured settlement
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Why is the Clamaint releasing and discharging the Defendants and/or respondents in the settlement planner’s qualified assignment and release document from a QSF, when the money was deposited in the QSF under the “resolve or satisfy” clause in § 1.461-2(c)(2)?