John Darer is a Structured Settlement Expert, Settlement Planner and Sudden Money Advisor

John Darer's Bio:

John Darer is a recognized national authority on structured settlements. John Darer is a 2023 AM Best Client Recommended Structured Settlement Expert, Master Structured Settlement Consultant (MSSC), Registered Settlement Planner (RSP) and Certified Financial Transitionist (CeFT), Certified Insurance Fiduciary (CIF), Sudden Money® Advisor, provides comprehensive financial consulting services and settlement solutions in conjunction with the settlement and resolution of all types of claims and litigation and transitional financial planning for those experiencing Sudden Money events, as part of a community of practice. Settlement consulting services may include pre-settlement transition planning, wealth orientation, comprehensive settlement planning, mediation/negotiation strategies, structured attorney fees and attorney fee deferred compensation, structured settlement broker, structured Medicare Set Aside arrangements, implementation of annuity and non-annuity alternative periodic payment recovery management solutions and New York CPLR 50B Judgment calculations, analysis and projections. Related services provided by John Darer include life insurance, joint and survivor (second to die) life insurance, life settlements, disability insurance, long term care solutions and Medigap coverage. John Darer draws on over 30 years of experience in the structured settlement and settlement planning space and 40 years of experience in financiial services. John Darer holds insurance licenses in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OH, OR,  PA, SC, SD, TN TX, RI, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV. and the District of Columbia and a life settlement license in CT. John Darer is also a Background Checked Member of the National Ethiics Association

John Darer's Experience:

  • Producer and Host at Tallking Settlement™

    June 2016 - Present | Stamford, CT

    Creator, producer and host of new educational and legal talk show covering all things settlement. Develop and deliver podcast commentary and interviews distributed through a wide variety of online platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Vimeo and other social media

  • President at 4structures.com®, LLC

    February 2000 - Present | Greater New York City/ Stamford CT

    Structured settlement consulting, settlement planning and Sudden Money® Transition expertise, structured attorney fees, divorce structured settlements, long term care solutions, life and viatical settlements, structured celebrity endorsement fees, structured installment sales, life insurance, disability insurance A.M. Best Client Recommended Structured Settlements Expert Service Provider 2023 (11th straight year) Accredited A+ rating by the CT BBB for over 18 Years

  • Featured Structured Settlement Expert Commentator at Legal Broadcast Network

    September 2009 - April 2016

    Develop and deliver video podcast commentary and opinion on matters relating to structured settlement, settlement planning and litigation recovery distributed through the LBN platform, You Tube and a variety of other new media and social media platforms. Developed content and appeared in over 85 video podcasts.

  • Registered Representative and Investment Adviser Representative at MML Investors Services, Inc.

    2009 - 2011

    Series 7, 66 of and offered securities and investment advisory services. Securities admssions: CT, NY, NJ. TX.

  • Financial Consultant/ Financial Adviser at Northwestern Mutual Life/NMIS, LLC

    June 1983 - April 2009

    Financial Representative with NML and Financial Adviser with Northwestern Mutual Investment Sevices, LLC

  • Consultant at Summit Structured Settlements

    June 1999 - February 2008

    also 11-2015-1/2020

  • Senior Vice President at Sheerin Corp

    December 1994 - June 1999

    Structured settlement brokerage

John Darer's Education:

  • The Ethical Edge, Inc,

    2023 – 2023
    Certified insurance Fiduciary (CIF)

  • Financial Transitionists Institute, a division of the Sudden Money Institute

    2016 – 2017
    Certified Financial Transitionist (CeFT)

  • University of Notre Dame

    1995 – 2015
    CSSC and MSSC
    Concentration: NSSTA Certified Structured Settlement Consultant and Master's Certificate in Settlement Consulting- in conjunction with UND Executive Programs
    Activities: CSSC 1995 MSSC 2015 { course work completed 2014 and research paper published 2015]

  • Texas Tech University

    2007 – 2008
    Activities: Graduate Level Courses prequisite to the Registered Settlement Planner (RSP)professional designation

  • The American College

    1991 – 1991
    ChFC designation
    Concentration: Chartered Financial Consultant Professional Designation

  • The American College

    1990 – 1990
    CLU Designation
    Concentration: Chartered Life Underwriter Professional Designation Program

  • Westhill High School

    1975 – 1979

  • City of London School

    1970 – 1975

John Darer's Interests & Activities:

John Darer enjoys building and maintaining lasting friendships, exchanging ideas, witty banter, golden retriever videos, marketing, boating, Golf, Travel, Movies, Gourmet Cooking, Chelsea FC, Nutrition, Music, Blogging, History, DJing, Learning, Music, Theatre, Making commercials and writing engaging copy, Cloud Art spotter and photographer.