Litigation

Qualified Assignment, Is the Assignee an Insurance Company?

Posted on January 03, 2009
In a discussion about qualified assignments an NSSTA member's website reads:"From the plaintiff?s perspective, an assignment to a financially secure insurance company gives them the assurance that future payments will be made as promised. For many plaintiffs, this assignment to...

Truth In Structured Settlement Advertising SSP is NOT a Professional Designation!

Posted on January 03, 2009
One settlement consultant places the initials SSP after the surname and CSSC (i.e. The Name, CSSC, SSP). CSSC stands for Certified Structured Settlement Consultant, but what does SSP stand for? A good guess from the fact that the individual's bio...

Structured Annuity Consultants Using Outdated and Inaccurate Comparison With US Treasuries

Posted on January 02, 2009
In 1999 The Hartford produced some point-of-sale pieces for appointed structured settlement annuity brokers to use to compete with alternatives to structured annuities such as bank trusts, CDs, variable annuities and US Treasuries. The passage of time has rendered some...

Structured Settlements...Google Blog Alert Filters On The Blink AGAIN Due to SEO Abusers!

Posted on January 01, 2009
Samantha Jackson purports to be an expert on wrinkle creams. Do wrinkle creams have anything to do with structured settlements? Samantha's "Why Most Cream For Wrinkles Doesn't Work" on "feelingwow.com" is one of the latest in a blitz of irrelevant...

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United States Treasury Structured Settlements...Not As Strong As Annuities, According to NSSTA's Factoring Shill?

Posted on January 01, 2009
In response to his own question "How Strong Are Structured Settlements?"..."Except for United States treasury obligations, life insurance annuities are among the most secure long term investments" -Patrick Hindert, co-author of "Structured Settlements and Periodic Judgments", NSSTA member and former...

Open Letter to the Structured Settlement Industry

Posted on December 31, 2008
Deadline day in the Matter of Honor structured settlement transparency initiative is upon us. In a month letters will be going out to state trial lawyer association and the American Association for Justice along with a white paper explaining the...

NSSTA Response to Structured Settlement Transparency Initiative

Posted on December 27, 2008
Mark Wahlstrom does a nice write up on the structured settlement transparency initiative over on The Settlement Channel.Mark states that what he really believes is "the focus of this initiative is this author's belief that a lot of settlement professionals...

Prosperity Partners Makes Assault on New York, Texas and Florida Structured Settlement Market With New Blogs

Posted on December 26, 2008
Three blog sites Structured Settlements New York, Structured Settlements Florida and Structured Settlements Texas are factoring company Prosperity Partners' (PPI Cash) latest statement of intent to lay their claim to the structured settlement key word space...

Patrick Hindert Hones "Stand Up" Act With Ode To Adam Scales, Randy Snow and Co.

Posted on December 26, 2008
Patrick Hindert's year in review of the structured settlement industry is subdued, but ends with the inevitable but comical ode to the J.G.("we're fighting for our life") Wentworth's mislabeled and HIndert's gross mischaracterization "Structured Settlement Thought Leadership Conference", which Hindert...

Most Popular Structured Settlement Websites Monthly Report December 2008

Posted on December 25, 2008
Three Month Trailing Top 10 Traffic Rank (Alexa Rank as of 12/25/2008) of Structured Settlement and Settlement Planning Industry websites* (+ or- traffic from 11/29/2008 report). Lower number means more traffic. Who Are Ya? Structured Settlements 4Real Blog (John Darer)...

J.G. Wentworth Continues to Lie About Status in Structured Settlement Industry

Posted on December 25, 2008
J.G. Wentworth continues to lie that it is the "undisputed leader" in the structured settlement industry.Download Jgwentworth.com - Site Info.. Alexa 12252008 For reference the definition of the word "undisputed" is "accepted without question; "undoubted evidence", or"unquestionably true...

What does Ratings Outlook from A.M. Best Mean?

Posted on December 24, 2008
This morning this author received a communication which stated: "On December 23, A.M. Best removed "under review with negative implications" and affirmed the A+ (Superior) financial strength ratings of The Hartford's operating companies. Please see the press release and key...

Internet Surpasses Newspapers as Primary News Source-Survey

Posted on December 24, 2008
The Internet has surpassed newspapers as the primary source for national and international news for Americans, according to a recent survey by Pew Research Center. While television remains the preferred medium for Americans, according to the survey, 40% said they...

J.G. Wentworth Fighting To Stay In Business-Philadelphia Inquirer

Posted on December 24, 2008
Today's Philadelphia Inquirer suggests that that J.G. Wentworth's grim reaper may be nigh on Christmas Eve. Joseph N. DiStefano reports:"J.G. Wentworth Inc., Bryn Mawr, has cut its payroll two-thirds as it fights to stay in business. Most of the cuts...

Does NSSTA Bomb on Structured Settlement Transparency Initiative or What?

Posted on December 24, 2008
Does NSSTA not support transparency? Does NSSTA consider factoring as "promoting the establishment and preservation of structured settlements"? A December 23. 2008 message by Christopher Diamantis, President of NSSTA to the entire NSSTA membership seems to suggest these very points...

Funny Thing About JG Wentworth Is...

Posted on December 21, 2008
J.G. Wentworth's glossary STILL does not define the terms structured settlement factoring transaction or structured settlement transfer even though these words describe the financial transaction intrinsic to J.G. Wentworth's operation and that of its entire industry...

Influence for Flatulence

Posted on December 20, 2008
For someone who is beyond structured settlements one wonders why have these two big news stories escaped Patrick Hindert. How about the JG Wentworth army getting smaller and the SEC 151A changes which could soon change how settlement planners do...

"Influence" for "Flatulence"

Posted on December 20, 2008
For someone who is "beyond structured settlements" one wonders why have these two big news stories escaped Patrick Hindert. How about the JG Wentworth "army" getting smaller and the SEC 151A changes which could soon change how settlement planners do....

Cash Now Stumpy's Whole Forest Full of BS

Posted on December 19, 2008
Greg A. Williams, a wannabe cash now expert from Florida International University (FIU) on Ezine, claims to be well read in Finance, Legal Topics, Technology, Education, Travel and Cooking . Judging from these images we can tip our hats to...

"Cash Now" Stumpy's Whole Forest Full of BS

Posted on December 19, 2008
Greg A. Williams, a wannabe cash now expert from Florida International University (FIU) on Ezine, claims to be "well read in Finance, Legal Topics, Technology, Education, Travel and Cooking" . Judging from these images we can tip our hats to...

New York City Area Structured Settlements...Who Writes Structured Settlement Annuities in New York City?

Posted on December 18, 2008
Which insurance companies write structured settlement annuities in Bronx , Brooklyn, Kings, Queens and Staten Island, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Fairfield (CT) and other counties in and around New York City? The following companies are the primary writers of...

Cash Now Pusher Imperial Structured Settlements Can Cloak Itself In Beneficence But It Is A Cash Now Pusher

Posted on December 18, 2008
Imperial Structured Settlements' sultry Deborah Benaim will woo you with bravo come ons like we have helped people of every age and in a very wide range of situations, real victims of life with heart-wrenching stories but the reality is...

New York City Area Structured Settlements...Who Writes Structured Settlement Annuities in New York City?

Posted on December 18, 2008
Which insurance companies write structured settlement annuities in Bronx , Brooklyn, Kings, Queens and Staten Island, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester County, Rockland County, Orange County, Fairfield County (CT) and other counties in and around New York City? The following companies are...

Equity Indexed Annuities To Be Regulated As Securities...SEC

Posted on December 17, 2008
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today approved adopting rules on a 4-1 vote based on SEC proposed Rule 151A**, which is intended to regulate equity indexed annuity products as securities, rather than the non-securities treatment they have received to...

Testimonials From One Cash Now Pusher Show That All Is Not As Rosy As Stone Street Capital Says

Posted on December 17, 2008
Finally the message is getting through to the factoring industry, some of whom are attempting to defend the cash now pusher moniker. In attempting to re-write the dictionary Stone Street Capital's Patricia Laborde says that NOW really means a couple....

Literacy Chasm Exists Between Shills For Financial Crack Dealers and Those Who Create Structured Settlements

Posted on December 17, 2008
Some schmo actually wrote this steaming pile entitled How To Sell So-called Structured SettlementsStructured settlements do guarantee a steady flow of income, but they are given in bits, or periodic payments. For some that settled a case with this method,...

Settledmoney.com Scraper Site Is NOT Affiliated With Structured Settlements 4Real

Posted on December 17, 2008
Over the past few weeks we have noticed that our copyrighted content was regularly appearing on a site called settledmoney.com. Settledmoney.com also used our category headings and the confusion was such that I heard from several friends who questioned me...

Aviva Exits Structured Settlements, Industry in Shock

Posted on December 16, 2008
The structured settlement industry is buzzing today with the abrupt decision of Aviva to cease writing NEW structured settlement business effective December 15, 2008. The company is NOT going out of business , it is simply stopping writing structured settlements...

Aviva Exits Structured Settlements, Industry in Shock

Posted on December 16, 2008
The structured settlement industry is buzzing today with the abrupt decision of Aviva to cease writing NEW structured settlement business effective December 15, 2008. The company is NOT going out of business , it is simply stopping writing structured settlements...

Andrew Cravenho... Someone Who Gets It!

Posted on December 15, 2008
The Senior VP of "cash now pusher" Stone Street Capital blogs that she wants to have an open discussion with the "primary market" to address "cash now". What's to address? It's fraud!. It seems that the intent is merely to...

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