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 Miami Florida area
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If the payee entered into the structured settlement within 5 years prior to the date of the transfer agreement, then the transferee must provide notice to the payee’s attorney of record at the time the structured settlement was created California Code, Insurance Code – INS § 10139.5(f)(2)(L)
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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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By thinking smart, Bobby Bonilla is still enjoying the deferred payment ride. That’s all that matters. You may not be an athlete playing for a major league team, but you can enjoy stable income generated by an annuity from a quality life insurance company,.
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An Oregon Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) previously found that a Plaintiff’s structured settlement annuity was not an excluded resource for purposes of SSI. In a 2-21-2020 decision, the decision was REVERSED and this matter was REMANDED for recalculation of benefits. Here’s the story
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Life is not an arc as the structured settlement broker says. Transitions are an iterative process not a linear process. While life may throw you a couple of curve balls, life itself is neither linear nor a smooth curve like an arc.
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Payees have sued the USA over ELNY shortfalls and failed. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Langkamp case focuses on the settlement agreement. The USA’s commitment was inherent in the language of the agreement, the opinion by Judge Haldane Robert Mayer said.
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Qualified assignments only became available for workers compensation cases filed AFTER August 5, 1997. An outstanding workers compensation liability can also be settled using a reinsurance solution if the employer is insured.
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A structured settlement broker is a licensed and regulated professional who provides professional advice and places structured settlement annuities and may provide fianncial advice and placement of financial vehicles pursuant to professional licenses.
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Lead plaintiff John Griffiths and I got ahead of this, making the discovery in Fall 2014. The 2015 class action filed by Marcus & Auerbach led to what can only be seen as a positive result for over 4,000 annuitants. Nobody lost money, no money was in imminent danger and this was nipped in the…