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During a discussion of “Life Company Basics” featured as part of the recent Society of Settlement Planners (SSP) virtual 2021 Annual Conference, a question was raised, but not fully answered, about the privacy of medical records. Most structured settlement negotiations require information about the claimant, such as birth date and medical condition. The birth date is essential...

Because settlements represent voluntary agreements, neither plaintiffs nor defendants can be forced to participate in a structured settlement. Structured settlements initially were promoted exclusively by defendants and their insurers as a claim management tool. For many years, plaintiff and their attorneys lacked equivalent resources. Today, however, many plaintiffs and their attorneys insist they should be:...