Friday 21 June 2013

Selling Your Structured Settlement

To sell structured insurance settlement means you’re selling the periodic payments you are regularly receiving for lump-sum payment. Though this may sound simple, there are several factors that you may need to consider before you can finally sell your structured insurance settlement. Perhaps the first thing you need to do is to know the present cash value of your structured settlement. You can either hire a financial adviser or you can use online calculators which will only require you to provide certain information about the structured settlement. After you have learned about the current value of your structured settlement, you now have to look for settlement buyers.


You need at least 3 buyers on your list. Make sure that you check for the legitimacy of the buyers. You can ask for their quotes and choose the highest bidder. Once you have notified the company that you’re interested to sell your structured settlement, they’ll send you a contract which you need to review, if there’s something you don’t understand, you need to clarify it with their representative before signing any document. You may want to consult a lawyer during this stage. If you agree to all the terms on the contract, you now sign it and send it back to the settlement buyer. Then you receive the check once the contract is approved.

Thursday 6 June 2013

Making the Most of Your Structured Settlement Payments

Having structured settlement payments can be quite a boon. You can count on your payments coming in to make sure your bills are paid and you can live comfortably or at least have some extra money. However, some people may want to make sure they get the most out of their settlement payments. Well, after your bills are paid, there are some ways you can make the most of this extra cash. For example, you should think about retirement and investing that money. You can make the most of it, especially if you don’t really need the money right away. You can put it into stocks or mutual funds and you should see a healthy return in a few years. If time is on your side, then you should definitely talk to a financial planner. However, if you don’t want to play in the stock market, there are other ways your money can make you money. You can sell structured settlement payments to a company for a lump sum. Why sell structured settlement payments? To invest. For example, you can invest in a business or franchise or perhaps, you should invest in yourself by getting a higher degree which could provide for you and your family in the long run.