By Jessica L Lawson
Has your disabled car been rear ended by a reckless driver? Are you asking ‘Will I get an auto accident insurance settlement?’
I am sure that you had a terrifying time when you were sitting in your disabled car getting ready to attempt to move it out of traffic. All of a sudden [...]
By Greg Blackburn
If you are involved in a court settlement process, you may be awarded a structured settlement instead of a lump sum award. Your structured settlement can actually provide you with a number of great benefits regarding taxes, allowing you to pocket the largest portion of your settlement possible.
Your structured settlement can help you [...]
By Evelynn Gaines
Structured settlements are financial agreements that are worked out between a claimant and a defendant in tort proceedings. The two parties decide on a tax-free financial settlement that is paid out over a period of time that is determined by the claimant. Organized by Congress during the 1970s, these settlements were designed as [...]
By David Millers
An annuity is an investment that is paid monthly for a specific amount of time either during the life of the account holder or during the remaining lives of any beneficiaries. When investing in annuities, a lump sum is paid into the investment. The amount of money the account holder will make monthly [...]
By Stefano Grossi
When insurance settlements happen they help alleviate financial burdens by taking care of immediate expenses like hospitals bills etc. But more often than not, settlement money is not dispersed as a lump sum. It is in fact given in small monthly installments. That’s when the real problem arises. Even though the claimant is [...]
By Bill Tilley
A structured settlement is a great option for long-term viability, but it’s not an option for everyone. You must understand that once you agree to the settlement plan, you can’t change the terms of the structured settlement. Literally, you have to live with whatever you agree to. You cannot change it at some [...]
By Louis Zhang
If you have been in an accident, and possibly will have payments made over time, or a cash option for structured settlements, which would you choose? My father fell recently in a store, due to some negligence in safety on the store’s part. If he gets a settlement, I am not sure if [...]
By Stephen Sandecki
When the term settlement loan is thrown around people think of a traditional loan. In reality a settlement loan is not a loan at all. A traditional financial institution or lending company would not issue a loan based on the merit of a pending lawsuit. This is due to the fact that if [...]
By Stephen Sandecki
Settlement loans have become more popular by the year in the United States. One of the main reasons is the large amount of civil lawsuits in the US court system each year. With a large amount of lawsuits in the legal system it makes settlement loan providers able to loan more money to [...]
By Costas Peppas
Each year, hundreds of thousands of Americans are awarded structured settlements for their suffering related to an accident, work injury, or medical malpractice. By filing a lawsuit, these people enable themselves to get the financial compensation they deserve for their troubles. Selling structured settlements is one option that people have when a financial [...]