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Structured Settlements

Before getting into business, you have to realize the consequences and other possibilities. I guess, familiarizing yourself with what a structured settlement is will also be beneficial. A structured settlement is a financial or insurance arrangement that includes periodic payments that the claimant or plaintiff accepts to resolve a personal injury tort claim. It is also used to compromise a statutory periodic payment obligation.

Structured settlements are used as an alternative to lump sum settlements and is now part of the statutory law of several common law countries like England, United States, Canada and Australia. Each countries have their own definitions, rules and standards for structured settlement, however, they also have commonalities.