Article: Bill would restrict settlement cash-out business

Article: Kentucky Passes 'Lump-Sum' Consumer Rights Bill.
National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management;  August 3, 1998 ;     616 words ......recipients of structured settlement payments to instead receive a lump-sum amount took effect...directed to a lump sum, Mr. Goodman...conversion from structured settlement payments to a...converts the structured settlement to a set amount...we provide the ...

Article: Structured Settlement Cashouts Under Attack.
National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management;  August 9, 1999 ;     700+ words ......in a single lump sum. Structured...payment in a structured settlement is tax-exempt...earned on a lump sum is taxable...overall cost of a structured settlement might be less than a lump-sum payment. The...the entire structured ...

Article: Structured Settlement Sales Rules Sought.
National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management;  March 8, 1999 ;     700+ words ......efforts on the structured settlement issue this...the National Structured Settlement Trade Association...discounted lump sum. The settlement...purchase of a structured settlement to win court...cash and a structured settlement with payment...purchase of a ...

Article: NCOIL Members Cast 'Strong Vote for Structured Settlement Protection,' Says Structured Settlement Association; Director: 'Vote Reflects Broad National Consensus On Need for Consumer Protection'.
PR Newswire;  July 10, 2000 ;     383 words ......protection for recipients of structured settlements. By a vote...receiving payments from a structured settlement greater protection...president of The National Structured Settlements Trade Association...bar over protecting structured settlement recipients. Dyer also...and North ...

Article: Structured Settlement Mkt. Open To Planners.
National Underwriter Life & Health-Financial Services Edition;  June 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......observers in the structured settlement industry refer...the truth. The structured settlement industry is...uninitiated, a structured settlement is a way of...other than a lump sum payment. When...injury victim. A structured settlement is a ...

Article: Structured settlement agreements can use variable payments.
The Kiplinger Tax Letter;  December 22, 1999 ;     100 words ...Structured settlement agreements now can use variable payments. These deals pay an annuity in lieu of a tax-free lump-sum award of damages to folks who are injured in an accident. The tax angle for the recipient of a structured settlement is that the interest portion of the annuity and ...

Article: structured settlement
A Dictionary of Law;      62 words ...structured settlement A form of settlement of action used in cases of serious personal injuries...it is agreed that the injured person will receive, in addition to a lump sum for losses already suffered, further payments on a periodic basis...

Article: NCOIL, States Seek Limits on Structured Settlement Sales.
Claims;  August 1, 2000 ;     680 words ......laws restricting the sale of structured settlement payment streams, the National...Legislators recently approved its structured settlement transfers protection model act. Under a structured settlement, an injured person receives...

Article: State legislatures enact structured settlement laws. (STATE BEAT).
Claims;  November 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......structured settlements into one-time lump sum payments seem to be everywhere...the total number of states with structured settlement protection to 30. In addition...people who urgently need the lump sum payments will have to wait for...

Article: Michigan Governor Signs Structured Settlement Protection Law.
PR Newswire;  December 14, 2000 ;     442 words ...Structured Settlement Industry: 50 Percent of U.S...others receiving payments from a structured settlement. The bill, filed Thursday afternoon...Michigan injury victims with a structured settlement. This law will protect Michigan...

Article: Ohio Governor to Sign Structured Settlement Protection Law.
PR Newswire;  July 27, 2000 ;     483 words ......receiving payments from a structured settlement. According to Ohio Attorney...enabl[es] recipients of structured settlements to have...considering selling their structured settlement payments. In response...and North Carolina. A structured settlement is designed for ...

Article: StructureOnline, S2KM Form Alliance; -- Structured Settlement Leaders to Market Jointly -- Alliance Partners Aim to Improve Client Performance, Expand Market.
PR Newswire;  April 26, 2002 ;     553 words ......two leading participants in the structured settlement industry. The products will include...Periodic Payment Judgments , a leading structured settlement industry textbook, published by...Hindert, a recognized leader in the structured settlement industry. S2KM's capabilities ...

Article: Va. Legislature OKs Structured Settlement Bill.
National Underwriter Life & Health-Financial Services Edition;  March 8, 1999 ;     477 words ...A structured settlement bill has...earnings. Structured settlement providers...rights that structured settlement recipients...exchange for a lump sum that represents...of their structured settlement from factoring...National Structured ...

Article: Mining for prospects in structured settlement mkt. (insurance agents)(Column)
National Underwriter Life & Health-Financial Services Edition;  December 2, 1996 ;     700+ words ...Using structured settlement annuities to settle...not be settled for a lump sum. Casualty companies...has been prospected by structured settlement consultants and most...It is rare to have a structured settlement with someone who does...best attorney to refer ...