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 figuratively. Just twelve years earlier, the most popular album of the time was…
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 life has to offer as he retires to the magnificent Big Sky country…
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 if you believe two recent articles published in InvestmentNews. The first article, “Throw…
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” intentionally since nearly every claims manager was male) Among the tools in common…
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 of an organization that positively impacts the lives of so many people while…
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 compensatory damages awarded to a retired Montana prison guard who sued DePuy over…
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 of Johnson & Johnson. The verdict? Guilty of negligence. The award: Mixed. While…
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 Street Journal column analyses a conventional retirement “draw down” strategy and comes to…
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 Insurance Information Institute: “Buying an Annuity: 6 Questions to Ask” While there, spend some…
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) by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). Directory listing eligibility is based…