When it comes to settlement design and choosing a structured settlement option, there are many aspects to consider, which require thoughtful planning and preparation. By the time you are submitting the final documents package to the life company with the request to issue the annuity contract, receiving the contract is usually the end of a...
“It is impossible for a person to begin to learn what he thinks he already knows.” – Epictetus Introduction That observation is particularly relevant to the modern use of the term “structured settlement.” The term is widely used in personal injury practice. Attorneys encounter it in mediation discussions, settlement agreements, tax analyses, Medicare Set-Aside planning,...
“Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets.” – W. Edwards Deming From Evidence to Imperatives, and What Comes Next In Part One of this Survey Series, we examined fifty years of structured settlement research, from the 1977 Lilly Report through the 2025 MetLife Claimant Poll, and identified a consistent finding across...
From Evidence to Imperatives: What Fifty Years of Surveys Require Next Part One of this series traced fifty years of structured settlement research, from the 1977 Lilly Report through the 2025 MetLife Survey, and showed how claimant outcomes depend on when, how, and by whom structured settlements are introduced. Across decades of survey research, one...
Introduction Nearly fifty years have passed since the first structured settlement studies sought to measure how periodic payments could reshape personal injury compensation. In that half-century, the industry has evolved from a defense-side experiment in claims management into a broader settlement planning profession, one that integrates claimant financial security with tax efficiency, government benefits protection,...
By Patrick Hindert & George Luecke I. Introduction: A Growing Market Meets a Shifting Regulatory Landscape In 2024, the structured settlement market reached a historic milestone, generating $9.5 billion in annuity premium, the highest annual volume to date. Some industry experts have suggested the industry could reach an aspirational goal of $15 billion in annual...
Introduction: SSA’s Expanding Role in the Settlement Planning Landscape The recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) has drawn national attention for its sweeping changes to federal programs like Medicaid, Social Security, and ABLE accounts. As discussed in our companion article How the One Big Beautiful Bill Impacts Settlement Planning for Plaintiffs, these legislative developments...
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