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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- New Jersey Structured Settlement Factoring Reform NJ A5695 — Tighter Rules for Structured Settlement Cash Now
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- 🔥Founder and Former CEO of 777 Partners, Joshua Wander, Pleads Guilty⚖️ to $500 Million Fraud Scheme — DOJ Confirms Double‑Pledging, Misappropriation of Structured‑Settlement Funds, and Falsified Bank Statements
- The Steering Problem Needs a Wake‑Up Call
- Companies Still Using the Incorrect Term “Secondary Market Annuity”
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Category: Structured Settlements in Michigan
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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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Not reviewing and/or updating and confirming the beneficiary designation on your structured settlement can have unintended consequences as I wrote October 30, 2018 in Unintended Consequences Can Result From Not Updating Beneficiary When Life Changes. Pay attention!
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Courts do not establish structured settlements, and such arrangements do not require court approval to avoid taxes. Tax exemptions under the IRC apply to various damages related to personal injuries, including workmen’s compensation and wrongful incarceration. Approval is necessary in cases involving minors, incompetents, or wrongful death settlements.
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Under French law, any partners and children will receive a monthly benefit of up to 80 percent of his salary until what would have been his retirement age and then a share of his pension. C’est la vie!
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2018 was a good year for structured settlements. Preliminary reports suggested after the end of the 3rd Quarter that industry production might again exceed the symbolic $6 billion. Market volatility, interest rate improvements in the 2nd half of the year, new products and companies available to a larger group producers and greater sophistication of industry…
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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…
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By all accounts, 2018 was the best production year for the structured settlement industry primary market for a decade. Here are the highlights.