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 Industry
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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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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…
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Marketing Claim "How many structured settlements have you been involved with in the past 10 years in which the annuity was funded through the life insurance company affiliate of the casualty insurer? Is it likely that the affiliate life market of the casualty insurer provided your clients the highest benefits for the claim dollars being…
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In the material accompanying the April 22, 2009 letter from the Baird Vice-President, several false and misleading statements were made in a document entitled ” Advantages and Disadvantages of Managed Portfolio versus Structured Settlement (Annuities)”