Settlements 101.com -- Info Guide to Injury, Accident & Insurance Settlements

Structured Settlements for Injury and Accident

Structured settlements are critical to your financial well-being and are used in a variety of circumstances. Instead of a single lump-sum payment settlement, you receive multiple payments for a period of time - often for life.

Personal injury settlements. Structured insurance settlements are common in cases involving personal injury, such as in auto accidents and work accidents.

Life settlements. Also called senior settlements, these allow you to liquidate an insurance policy for an amount higher than the cash value.

Viatical settlements. Also called death settlements, these allow you to sell a life insurance policy to help pay medical costs for a terminally-ill person.

However, it can be confusing researching information on structured injury settlements, life settlements and viaticals. This website can help you become more informed before contacting structured settlement companies.