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What is a structured settlement?

Often when a court case has been settled for a substantial amount of money, there may be a proposal to pay the judgment through installments over time instead of in a cash lump sum. This type of payment is called a structured settlement. Quite often structured settlements are created through the purchase of one or more annuities which guarantees the future payments.
Structured settlement payments can be scheduled in almost any manner that is agreeable to both parties. For instance the settlement may be paid  annually over several years or it may be paid in lump sum payments periodically every couple of years.

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Advantages of a Structured Settlement

An obvious advantage to a structured settlement is the tax advantages and avoidance thereof. When arranged and set up correctly structured annuities will reduce the plaintiff's tax obligations quite substantially and might possibly be free of all taxation.
Structured settlement payments can help prevent a plaintiff from having their settlement funds dissipate and ensure they will be be available for future care and needs. A structured settlement can help protect a plaintiff from squandering his settlement. Not everyone is good with money, and even a substantial payout can disappear quite rapidly.
A structured settlement payment might be beneficial to minors as well, such as a settlement which provides for their needs as a youth, a disbursement for their college education and related expenses, then further or final payments in adulthood to buy a home or start a business for example.
A person with ongoing medical needs or disability with long-term special needs may be better off with periodic lump sum payments for the purchase of medical equipment or modified vehicles and new medical technologies that can help improve their quality of life as they get older.
A severely disabled person may benefit more from a special needs trust over a lump sum or a structured settlement. The advice of a disabilities financial planner should be sought to find the best settlement solution for their particular situation. Especially if the plaintiff is a recipient of Medicaid or any other form of public assistance.

Disadvantages of a Structured Settlement

To some, periodic payments seem confining and limit their options. For instance if they wish to buy a new house, business, vehicle or any other expensive item, they may not be able to due to an inability to borrow against future payments under their annuity settlement.
For people who are good at managing their money they may well be better off taking a lump sum settlement and making that money work for them through investments. Investing your money may have far greater returns than the annuities used in a structured settlement.

Sell structured Insurance Settlement

As the recipient of a structured settlement you may wish to sell your annuity settlement in return for a lump sum payout. Many US states have laws that restrict selling structured settlements, and structured settlements that were free of any tax obligation may be subject to federal restrictions with regard to sales to a third party. Some insurance companies in an attempt to prevent the sale of structured settlements won’t assign or transfer annuities to third parties. So unfortunately for many depending on location and the terms of the annuity it may be impossible to sell your annuity.

Structured Settlement Broker

Companies buy structured settlements to make money and will try to get you to sell your annuity for a low price. The use of a structured settlement broker may help you to find the right structured settlement company to get you the best payoff when you sell your structured settlement. You need to have a company wishing to buy your annuity be reputable, established and well financed. A broker could help you find the right structured settlement company and make the deal go smoothly.