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: Truth in Advertising Structured Settlements
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Fairfield Funding, a structured settlement factoring company, implies that the kick back to structured settlement broker model from a “decent factoring company” may not be as good for plaintiffs as some have advertised.
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A New York attorney is online claiming to be a “licensed structured settlement broker consultant,” which is about as real as unicorn insurance. The structured settlement profession would benefit greatly if some of its members stopped making up imaginary titles to boost their egos.
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Damning fax cover sheet from the office of John T. Bair, EPS Settlements Group dated March 5, 2002, case in which ‘plaintiff exclusive” John Bair represented the Defendant’s insurer What other explanation is there for John Bair to omit EPS from his employment history and “move the chains” back to 1999?
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The growing concern on the part of regulatory agencies – the SEC, FINRA and the Senate Committee on Aging – that unscrupulous advisors use their credentials to take advantage of consumers. Should this apply to solicitation of tort victims and their families?
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If someone advertises that they are a “licensed structured settlement broker”, first lower your “jaundiced eye”, then ask if they possess a valid life insurance license in your state. Many states give you the ability to verify license information on line.