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.
recent posts
- Funding Agreements in Non-Qualified Assignments
- New Jersey Structured Settlement Factoring Reform NJ A5695 — Tighter Rules for Structured Settlement Cash Now
- Daily Rates: An Important Cost Driver of Structured Settlements
- 🔥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
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Category: Structured Settlements
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Structured settlements are established through settlement agreements which are executed by the parties to the settlement agreement. Annuities are primarily, but not exclusively, used as a qualified funding asset
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Thinking about what happens to structured settlement payments after the death of the Measuring Life, which of these four statements is correct?
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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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The most prolific blog concerning structured settlements and settlement planning over 15 years. The style is spicy, informative, irreverent and effective with the occasional sprinkle of well placed snark.
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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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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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It can be very painful to watch a lump sum erode, just like sand drifting out an hourglass. It especially hurts if you do not have the means to replace it. I can help
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When you receive structured settlement payments by check, the insurance company will mail the payments in advance of the due date so the payment arrives on time. When payments are made by direct deposit the payments are made on the due date, unless the due date is a holiday or weekend
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Black Square Financial’s restructuring is false and misleading advertising. Does the act of buying your structured settlement payments for pennies on the dollar constitute a financial plan under ANY standard?