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 Massachusetts
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One of our sources in Massachusetts told me this morning that he received a call from an Audrey Ismael (phonetic spelling) who said she represented Stone Street Capital, a "cash now" pusher. The stated purpose of the call by Ismael was " they wanted to know how the transaction went with his structured settlement". When…
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John T. Bair of Buffalo, New York and President of Forge Consulting,LLC, sent this letter Download forge_feb_21_2007_letterny_statejohn_bair.pdf ("John Bair solicitation")to an attorney in New York City on February 21, 2007 as part of what is believed to be a mass mail campaign. In the "John Bair solicitation", John T. Bair states that Forge Consulting acts…
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by John Darer CLU ChFC MSSC CeFT RSP CLTC This OR This To Structure or Not to Structure? “To structure or not to structure”—that is the question that frequently stirs the thoughts of claimants, plaintiffs, and the legal counsel or advisers guiding them as a lawsuit approaches its conclusion. Generally a structured settlement for children,…
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Annuities soared to the top of the list as the most-asked-about financial product, with over 60% asking their financial advisors about them without prompting. People are looking for safety; they’re looking for guaranteed income that annuities provide.
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Insurers charge processing fees on structured settlement factoring transactions which range from $300-$1,600 per transaction. Fees are charged to the factoring company and then baked into their effective discount rate. when an annuitant sells structured settlement payment rights.
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Structured settlement annuity issuers again appear in the FORTUNE list of America's Most Admired Companies for 2008. The annual FORTUNE survey has been called "the definitive report card on corporate reputations". There's nothing better than having your peers recognize you and the survey that forms the basis for these rankings does just that. Peers are…
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Medical Service provided before the death, and related to the injury that led to the creation of the MSA are outstanding claims that must be paid for by the Estate of the person who has died with the open MSA. Then any leftover balance in the MSA goes to beneficiaries via inheritance laws.
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Hartford Financial Services Group took a $2.6B hit in the 3rd quarter which was comprised of $2.2B in capital losses and $932 MM in deferred acquisition costs related to new and renewed policies Today Hartford released the following statement from Ayer which said: "I want to reassure you that the current stock price is not…
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Are Treasury Funded Structured Settlements tax-free? It depends on their purpose. Treasury Funded Structured Settlements can be utilized to pay both qualified and non-qualified settlements. Damages for both taxable and non-taxable settlements can be funded using United States Treasury obligations.
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According to a recent weekly report from Wall Street Journal Market Data Group, if you invested $1,000 on December 31, 2007 in each of the current Dow Jones Industrial Index stock components (30 companies), your return would have been $25,448, or a loss of 15.18% on the $30,000 investment, including dividends. Let’s do some math……