John D. Darer is a certified structured settlement consultant, registered settlement planner and licensed insurance agent who brings a wide range of practical hands-on settlement consulting experience designing financial settlement solutions for injured parties, helping to negotiate settlement solutions and development of innovative technological applications and cost saving solutions for complex claims settlement scenarios in jurisdictions throughout the United States.
Mr. Darer also lends his expertise to select cases, involving structured settlements, or periodical payments, outside of the United States . Mr. Darer has over 27 years of practical experience in the financial services industry.
Education and Professional Certifications and Designations
Syracuse University School of Management, Bachelor of Science in Marketing
Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) American College
Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) American College
Certified Structured Settlement Consultant (CSSC) NSSTA professional certification, in conjunction with University of Notre Dame
John Darer's broad background, in structured settlements, litigation support, diversified financial services, planning and analysis and securities, knowledge leadership, combined with strong research skills and significant practical hands-on settlement consulting experience, brings a valuable asset to the table for his clients.
John Darer is a prolific writer with a direct "no nonsense" approach. His Structured Settlements 4Real blog aims to help consumers, attorneys, judges, and the media sort through the "clutter" they face in researching structured settlements and settlement planning issues on the Internet by providing timely and useful education, structured settlement information, settlement planning information, entertainment, opinion and provocative "watch dog" commentary on these topics and litigation recovery management issues affecting parties to claims or lawsuits, including those with existing structured settlements. John posts fresh structured settlement information and content virtually every business day. Structured Settlements 4Real is a consistent structured settlement industry Internet traffic leader, as measured by Alexa and Technorati. It has been rated in the top 50 legal subject matter blogs by Avvo.com. Structured Settlements 4Real has been consistently ranked in the Top 50 "All Time" by Justia in its survey of over 3,000 "blawgs", having even cracked the top 30 in March 2010. Mr. Darer has published over 2,750 articles since the inception of the blog in November 2005.
In the Structured Sales Authority blog he addresses issues about structured sales and topics related to the growing area of disposition of real estate or businesses through structured installment sales.
The Deferred Income Annuity blog which discusses retirement issues, longevity insurance and defined benefit annuity solutions.
He also publishes the Income Planning Blog News and ideas about income annuities and other periodic payment solutions of interest to those who need or want stable, lasting income.
John Darer is a structured settlement expert commentator on The Legal Broadcast Network, a regular contributor to settlement industry discussions on The Speaking of Settlements ( an affiliate of the LBN) and was previously interviewed in several pod casts prior to becoming a featured commentator.
Watch "Civil Action" lawyer Jan Schlichtmann's April 16, 2009 interview of John Darer on Legal Broadcast Network.
Note that some of the business practices discussed in the video were resolved subsequent to the airing of the video.
Prior publications include the AIA Binder (01/00), "Structured Settlements: You Save, They Prosper" in International Risk Management magazine (2/95) and the Vermont Captive Chronicle (10/93).
He has on numerous occasions addressed trade associations within the structured settlement industry, was a speaker on the subject of structured settlements at the annual meeting of the WV and VA Bar Associations in July 2003 and at the Aviation Section of the Tort Insurance and Trial Practice Section of the American Bar Association in November 2005.
He has been consulted and advised numerous claimants, attorneys, corporations, insurance companies, syndicates, and government entities on issues concerning structured settlements, economic damages and transfer of risk in the domestic, London, and French and South American insurance markets.
John Darer is a member of and has served on the Branding, Technology, Education, Public Relations, Broker Relations and Long Range Planning Committees of the National Structured Settlement Trade Association ("NSSTA"). In 2006 and 2007 John was among those presented with the NSSTA award for outstanding leadership and service to the industry. In addition, he is a member of the Society of Financial Service Professionals ("SFSP") , the Aviation Insurance Association, Retirement Income Industry Association ("RIIA") and a Charter Member of the National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals ("NAMSAP").
Mr. Darer supports and promotes high standards of excellence, ethics and improved financial literacy by promoting education about structured settlements, the settlement planning process and litigation recovery management to parties in litigation, insurers, counsel, the judiciary, the maintenance of an accredited professional standard designation for the settlement planning industry and the establishment.of professional fraternity of settlement professionals. Darer's desire to maintain knowledge leadership means that his thirst for learning never ceases and he is currently working towards the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and Medicare Set Aside Consultant (MSCC) Certifications.
Holds insurance licenses in States of AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, NV, OH, PA, SC, TX, RI, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV and the District of Columbia.
Florida License: A061450
California License: 0761076
Louisiana License: 263021
Other license numbers available upon request Email
When not assisting clients, John enjoys boating day or night, golf, pilates, gourmet cooking, traveling, reading, the arts, is a long time professional soccer fanatic and enjoys a variety of other interests.
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