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The Dawning of the Age of Annuities
May 2, 2013 – When HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical debuted at The Public Theater in 1967 as the venue’s first-ever production, our country’s social fabric was in the midst of a rinse cycle involving some pretty harsh chemicals. Literally and...
Thank You, Senator Baucus!
April 23, 2013 – Today’s announcement that Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) will NOT be seeking a seventh term is indeed a “mixed emotions” news item for the structured settlements community. While we all wish our industry’s long time friend the absolute best...
Young and Not-So-Foolish After All
April 22, 2013 – With all apologies to Dean Martin, Tony Bennett and anyone else who ever crooned the old Hague/Horwit standard, it turns out “young” folks aren’t so foolish after all. At least not when it comes to making financial decisions...
Structured Settlements in Claims
April 8, 2013 – Things were so different in 1983 when I began my claims career than they are today. Notices of loss were still being taken by hand. Pretty much every claims manager had his own secretary. (And I used “his”...
Say Hello to Collaborative Courts Foundation of Orange County’s Newest Board Member
Dan Finn joins CCFOC Board of Directors March 29, 2013 – The Collaborative Courts Foundation of Orange County (CCFOC) recently invited me to join its distinguished Board of Directors. I was only too honored to enthusiastically accept the opportunity to become part...
DePuy Deserves Blame for Failed Hips
March 25, 2013 – That’s the conclusion of the USA Today Editorial Board following its analysis of the recently concluded Los Angeles Kransky v DePuy trial in which a jury found the device manufacturer negligent to the tune of $8.3 million in...
Verdict: J&J was Negligent
March 8, 2013 – Jury deliberations have ended in the trial of Kransky v DePuy, the first lawsuit to go to trial in the United States for defective design of the recalled ASR metal-on-metal artificial hip manufactured by DePuy Orthopaedics, a division...
Annuities Hold the Key
March 7, 2013 – Shortly after posting an earlier blog on annuities today, I ran across an article I missed earlier in the week that reinforces the value of annuities in retirement planning. Titled “Say Goodbye to the 4% Rule,” this Wall...
Annuities: 6 Questions
March 7, 2013 – All it takes is 2:20 to learn what questions you should ask before purchasing an annuity. And that even includes the three seconds it takes to click on the video we posted here for you, produced by the...
Our “Best” Structured Settlement Endorsement Yet
With great pride we announce today our firm’s inclusion in Best’s Directory of Recommended Expert Service Providers in its Structured Settlement listing. America’s premier independent insurance rating organization, A.M. Best Company, Inc. is designated as a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO)...