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 Maryland
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Common issues related to structured settlement quotes and funding which should be of interest to plaintiff attorneys, plaintiffs, insurance adjusters, defense attorneys and other interested parties or stakeholders in the structured settlement process across the United States
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A qualified assignment is an assignment of obligation to make future periodic payments which satisfies the requirements of Internal Revenue Code (IRC) §130. The periodic payments must be damages payable by the defendant,its liability insurer, or a QSF and excludable under §104(a)(1) or (2)
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It has been suggested that using a structured settlement annuity is an alternative to Health Savings Account. In my opinion such assertion cannot be applied categorically and each situation should be looked at independently. This blog explores the question
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John Darer reviews the differences between fixed income structured settlements annuities and index linked structured settlment annuities in response to a jumbled explanation found on another website web.
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The key take away is that it is the damages that are tax exempt. With a properly established structured settlement, that starts with an obligation to make future periodic payments as damages on account of personal physical injury, An annuity commonly funds the periodic payment obligation.
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A structured settlement annuity is a type of annuity used as a qualified funding asset to fund periodic payments in consideration for a release in the settlement of lawsuits. A structured settlement annuity is issued by a life insurance company and can only legally be placed by licensed agents/brokers
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4structures.com LLC maintains a list of Customers Service Telephone Numbers for Current and Former Structured Settlement Annuity Issuers.as a courtesy for structured settlement consumers, Structured Settlement Annuity Company Customer Service Phone Numbers (4structures.com)
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For 30 years certain structured settlement brokers and settlement planners have raised the 30 year old Grillo legal malpractice case to drive structured settlement sales by trying to scare the crap out of plaintiff lawyers. But why have there been no other relevant legal malpractice cases in 30 years?

