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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by John Darer CLU ChFC CSSC RSP Structured settlement annuity sales (in the primary market) reached $1.5B for Q2 2010 according to the Life Insurance Market Research Association (LIMRA) U.S. Individual Annuities Second Quarter 2010 Sales Report, which represents 96 percent of the market and was released August 13, 2010. At $1.5B per quarter the…
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The National Structured Settlements Trade Association has announced today the appointment of Eric Vaughn as its new Executive Director effective July 1, 2010. Vaughn, a principal in Washington DC based Book Hill Partners, has been NSSTA’s chief lobbyist for the past decade and is a truly class act.
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Thomas Francis’ post cites information and exhibit provided by 4structures.com LLC President John Darer® to support the story.
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Jack Meligan of Settlement Professionals Inc. has penned a blog post with a vital message for plaintiff attorneys—unfortunately, it’s paired with “standard intelligence” on structured settlements that’s about as fresh as a six-year-old fruitcake.
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The three leading structured settlement/settlement planning subject matter websites have experienced record USA only traffic rankings of late from Alexa, the search engine owned by Amazon.com.
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John Hancock has announced organizational changes in the early Fall that are pending regulatory approval. We are reposting this as a reminder to those who have or are contemplating structured settlement annuities funded with a John Hancock annuity product. Pending regulatory approval, John Hancock Life Insurance Company (“JHLICO”, which issues structured settlement annuities (and guarantees…
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Up until a certain point following the commencement of litigation in Spencer v Hartford, those fundings were allegedly at a discount to that offered to claimant and litigants who were not litigating against Hartford insured tortfeasors.
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Other commentators have waxed toxic of their disdain for casualty company approved lists. So, having been given the appropriate "stimulus" I've decided to weigh in. One wonders what "dinosaur" of the structured settlement industry is advising a P&C company to remain nameless which today proffered, through its legal representative, to one of our readers, an…
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The draft regulations issued earlier this week by the New York Insurance Department include rules that establish "minimum disclosure requirements." Those requirements include the nature and amount of compensation, as well as language that tells consumers an agent "may have incentives" to recommend a particular policy "based on the amount of compensation paid." It also…