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: Tolland County Structured Settlements
Tolland County structured settlements news and information about structured settlements and settlement planning and John Darer expert reviews that may be of interest to Tolland County area personal injury attorneys and their clients, with cases in Tolland County
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In August 2025, a Florida company issued a misleading press release promoting a “bridge to Bitcoin,” targeting structured-settlement recipients. Despite appealing language, it lacked essential financial regulations and misrepresented the transaction. By early 2026, market volatility caused significant losses, particularly for vulnerable investors, raising concerns over the pitch’s risks and ethics.
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MetLife has launched the Non-Qualified Assignment Flex Agreement (NQA-FA), providing enhanced payment flexibility not restricted by IRC 72(u). This product supports deferred payments, lump sums, and annual increases, allowing for customization. It serves as a settlement tool for non-physical injury claims, offering reliability and strong repayment features.
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by John Darer CLU ChFC MSSC CeFT RSP CLTC 1099-Misc Overview This post explains When Box 3 Applies What is Box 3? Box 3 on Form 1099‑MISC is labeled Other Income and is used to report payments that do not fit into the form’s other specific boxes. Settlement administrators and defendants sometimes report the entire…
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The Periodic Payment Settlement of 1982, a public law that allows defendants to assign their obligations (via a “qualified assignment”) to make future periodic payments to a third party without retaining a future obligation to the injured party has benefits to all sides. Read more.
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Structured settlement daily rates are like daily specials at a restaurant. Just like daily specials at your favorite restaurant can vary from day to day, so can daily rates for structured settlement annuities.
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Structured settlements are negotiated and are the result of a compromise. Awards are not settlements A Grammy Award is not a settlement. An Academy Award (Oscar) is not a settlement. Iff the President pins the Medal of Honor on you it is not a settlement. If you make Dean’s list it’s not a settlement.
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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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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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It is notable that Novation Funding used a different DBA for each of its structured settlement transfer petitions with Plude in Connecticut. One wonders how many other structured settlement annuity issuers, owners or qualified assignees intervene in structured settlement transfers?