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: WV Structured Settlements
structured settlement news of general intererest to lawyers, law firms and residents of West Virginia, including the towns of Morgantown, Marinsburg, Clarksburg, Beckley and White Sulphur Springs
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Keep in mind with an index linked structured settlement annuity or index linked annuities that “uncapped” does not mean “unlimited”. A volatility controlled index shifts assets between a risk component and a risk-free component to reach the targeted volatility level.
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A structured settlement annuity is insurance product that (1) can provide multiple payment streams, as well as (2) different types of structured settlement payments, in a single annuity contract that can be customized to a person’s needs.
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John Darer warns against structured settlement swaps, which are deceptive sales tactics encouraging individuals to sell their long-term structured settlements for less than worth. He emphasizes that investments from past decades often yield better returns than current market options. Such swaps can jeopardize financial security and incur legal risks. Avoid these schemes.
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Unlike Captain Ahab’s white Moby Dick, this “whale” is a black man whose predators were white with white judges and white lawyers. While it took 2 years to obliterate millions of structured settlement payments in 11 transactions, there has been no progress in his legal case in 6 years..
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Chegg presents a misleading math question about selling structured settlements, asserting incorrect valuations for an annuity that pays $80,000 annually for 22 years. The content clarifies that structured settlements differ from annuities, emphasizing that Chegg’s provided answers are incorrect and illustrate a misunderstanding of financial principles.
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When you enter into a long term structured settlement, it can unsettling to later learn that the insurer has been sold or the product line discontinued. How insurers manage change speaks volumes. Examples of divestitures and acquisitions of structured settlement product lines, or actual insurers.
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A common misconception about structured settlements is that structured settlements are annuities. Structured settlements are not annuities. Structured settlements are a form of settlement that may be partially funded with annuities, although they are not always funded with annuities.
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Chronovo states that “nearly three times as many structures are purchased by individuals over the age of 65 (25%) than under 25(7%). Chronovo makes no sense at all. Individuals do not buy structures, nor do they buy structured settlement annuities…
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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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Niagara County Supreme Court Judge Matthew J. Murphy is another fine example of why NY judges are among the best in the USA in enforcing their state’s structured settlement protection act, in his January 8, 2021 decision in Tiger Parrish, LLC v BHG Structured Settlements, Inc.et al. Index E173532/2020.