Monday, July 29, 2013

The Process of Selling your Structured Settlement

There are a lot of things that need paying and you just don't know where to get the money. There may be a fixed amount of settlement you receive regularly, but it's just barely enough to get your family get by. So it lets you come to a decision of getting your future settlement cash in a single payment rather than the fixed annuity payment. Before you can start getting cash, it's best to be educated about the process of selling a structured settlement first.

To start with, you have to ask yourself "Should I sell my structured settlement?" and decide whether this is the best option to opt for. If you have tried raising money using the conventional way and it still wasn't enough, the next step is to sell annuity payments.

Thereafter, you need to gather more key information about the structured settlement you have. This can help you get more offers. It's important to know the company's name, how much each payment you receive and the date you receive it. These are important facts needed for each company to calculate the offer to give to you.  You also need to get your actual structured settlement agreement, the insurance contract and the benefits letter. The benefits letter contains the details about the payment you receive and the dates you will receive it.

There are two certain ways one can find companies to sell annuity payments to. You can look for commercials about selling structured settlements on the television found on cable news channels. Companies with these advertisements are the big competitors in the buying and selling structured settlements business. If one thing is for sure, it's that these advertisements can cost quite a lot. You have to know that this may affect the offer they give you. Another fail-safe way is to surf the internet. Doing a quick search on your search engine will help you find heaps of companies to choose from. It is much cheaper for companies to use the internet to find potential clients who want to sell their structured settlements. Not only does it help the company, it also helps the seller find various offers for his settlement.

When you find the best offer that suits you, the company will then send you an initial application together with a list of documents they require. Once again, make sure to have your benefits letter, settlement agreement, copy of the annuity contract and two photo ID's. The earlier these documents are presented the quicker the business deal will be over with.

Before buying your settlement, the company will look at your background for any legal reasons to prohibit the transaction. But if nothing of such is found, then the company will give you the notice of them, buying your structured settlement. The moment everything is signed and gone over, the company will then schedule a court session to authenticate the transfer. This is vital so the judge can review the deal and serves for protection of both parties.


When the court grants the transfer, the insurance carrier is given a copy of the order. As soon as the transfer of the settlement payment is acknowledged by the carrier, money will then sent to you by the who company purchased your structured payment. Although short; this entry should enable you to get you on your feet.

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