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 Maine
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Work with a credentialed and experienced settlement planner to explore your options before signing any settlement agreement and release.
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MetLIfe issues structured settlement annuities via Metropolitan Tower LIfe Insurance Company and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, and structured judgment annuities thorugh Metropolitan Life insurance Company and a leader in both qualified and non qualified structured settlement annuities
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One tertiary marketer of factored structured settlement receivables clearly communicated what they were selling, stating “Since this is not an insurance transaction it does not require an insurance license or any other license. The reason for this because it is factoring which is a sale of receivables.
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Key bullet points to set you straight about some of the questionable claims made by individuals and companies to investors in structured settlement payment rights. Don’t be fooled by glib salespeople who don’t know their product.
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Thinking about what happens to structured settlement payments after the death of the Measuring Life, which of these four statements is correct?
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Hindert acknowledges that some brokers and settlement planners package and promote factored structured settlement payment rights as tax-free “in-force annuities.” Significantly Hindert warns, these investments are not annuities and they are not structured settlements
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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.
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AIG Structured Settlement Class Action Dismissed With Prejudice | Ezell v Lexington Insurance et al.
Plaintiffs failed to prove a Civil RICO conspiracy and failed to prove fraudulent misrepresentation claim an thus claims against all defendants were dismissed with prejudice.
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Is the “Best Interest Test” in state structured settlement protection acts adequate to determine suitability of structured settlement factoring transactions, or should a Uniform Suitability standard be established that that places obligations on the settlement purchaser and/or their brokers or affiliates?