Wednesday, March 25, 2009

United States National Health Insurance Act

The United States National Health Insurance Act (Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act) (H.R. 676), is a bill submitted to the United States House of Representatives by Representative John Conyers Jr., D-MI, which as of March 19, 2009 has 69 recorded cosponsors. It was first introduced, with 25 cosponsors, in 2003,[1] and reintroduced each session since then. The act calls for the creation of a universal single-payer health care system in the United States, in which the government would provide every resident health care free of charge. In order to eliminate disparate treatment between richer and poorer Americans, the Act would also prohibit private insurers from covering any treatment or procedure already covered by the Act. The bill is currently in the House Energy and Commerce Committee, as well as the Committees on Ways and Means, and Natural Resources. John Dingell (D-MI), former chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee, has each session introduced a bill with a similar title ("National Health Insurance Act") H.R. 15, which was first introduced in 1933 by his father, John Dingell, but which does not provide for universal health care.

H.R. 676 has drawn significant attention beginning in July 2007 because of the release of the Michael Moore documentary Sicko which focuses on the status of health care in the United States, which is the only developed country which does not have universal health care.[2][3] The DVD edition of the film also included a segment (Sicko Goes To Washington) promoting the bill

structured settlement company

Structured settlement companies can help individuals by helping the processing of settlement claims in an efficient manner. Structured settlement companies focus on reducing litigation costs thereby saving the defendant valuable money that can be used to pay the beneficiary. An individual who gets a structured settlement payment also stands to benefit by taking the service of a structured settlement company if he wishes to convert his structured settlement payments into ready cash. Structured settlement companies have contacts with investors who pay a person for his cash flow.

A person who wishes to transfer his payments to another person can do so with the help of a structured settlement company. The terms of a settlement are governed by state and federal laws and need to be understood properly before a settlement can be executed. Creating a Structured Settlement Agreement and obtaining a court approval for a structured settlement transaction are some of the activities that the settlement companies manage. Their good working relationships with insurance companies and their knowledge of laws that govern settlements mean that the beneficiary of a structured settlement gets through the procedures smoothly.

With the presence of a structured settlement company as a third party between a defendant and a beneficiary, the beneficiary can avail the settlement sum in a variety of ways depending upon his present financial conditions and lifestyle. Settlements can also be offered through an equity annuity which enables the beneficiary to invest the money obtained and earn either through a guaranteed minimum or according to the stock market. Thus, settlement companies that offer an equity annuity give people a chance to reap payoffs on the principal and at the same time watch it grow.

An individual involved in litigation needs help in filing a claim, managing documents, and assessing present and future damages. Along with a competent lawyer, he is helped in this by a structured settlement company that can gauge an individual's future requirements and advise upon a settlement amount as well as the periodicity of payment. Their services are all the more useful in cases that involve catastrophic accidents that can lead to a loss of earning capability and in some cases reduced life expectancy. The companies use their expertise to draft a payment proposal that raises the issue of the plaintiff's requirements and the defendant's responsibility to the plaintiff's needs.

Structured Settlements in the United States

The United States has enacted structured settlement laws and regulations at both the federal and state levels. Federal structured settlement laws include sections of the (federal) Internal Revenue Code[1]. State structured settlement laws include structured settlement protection statutes and periodic payment of judgment statutes. Medicaid and Medicare laws and regulations affect structured settlements. To preserve a claimant’s Medicare and Medicaid benefits, structured settlement payments may be incorporated into “Medicare Set Aside Arrangements” “Special Needs Trusts."

Structured settlements have been endorsed by many of the nation's largest disability rights organizations, including the American Association of People with Disabilities [2] and the National Organization on Disability [3].

[edit] Definitions

The United States definition of “structured settlement” for federal income taxation purposes, found in Internal Revenue Code Section 5891(c)(1) (26 U.S.C. § 5891(c)(1)), is an "arrangement" that meets the following requirements:

  • A structured settlement must be established by:
    • A suit or agreement for periodic payment of damages excludable from gross income under Internal Revenue Code Section 104(a)(2) (26 U.S.C. § 104(a)(2)); or
    • An agreement for the periodic payment of compensation under any workers’ compensation law excludable under Internal Revenue Code Section 104(a)(1) (26 U.S.C. § 104(a)(1)); and
  • The periodic payments must be of the character described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of Internal Revenue Code Section 130(c)(2) (26 U.S.C. § 130(c)(2))) and must be payable by a person who:
    • Is a party to the suit or agreement or to a workers' compensation claim; or
    • By a person who has assumed the liability for such periodic payments under a qualified assignment in accordance with Internal Revenue Code Section 130 (26 U.S.C. § 130).

[edit] Legal Structure

The typical structured settlement arises and is structured as follows: An injured party (the claimant) settles a tort suit with the defendant (or its insurance carrier) pursuant to a settlement agreement that provides that, in exchange for the claimant's securing the dismissal of the lawsuit, the defendant (or, more commonly, its insurer) agrees to make a series of periodic payments over time. The insurer, a property/casualty insurance company, thus finds itself with a long-term payment obligation to the claimant. To fund this obligation, the property/casualty insurer generally takes one of two typical approaches: It either purchases an annuity from a life insurance company (an arrangement called a "buy and hold" case) or it assigns (or, more properly, delegates) its periodic payment obligation to a third party which in turn purchases an annuity (which arrangement is called an "assigned case").

In an unassigned case, the property/casualty insurer retains the periodic payment obligation and funds it by purchasing an annuity from a life insurance company, thereby offsetting its obligation with a matching asset. The payment stream purchased under the annuity matches exactly, in timing and amounts, the periodic payments agreed to in the settlement agreement. The property/casualty company owns the annuity and names the claimant as the payee under the annuity, thereby directing the annuity issuer to send payments directly to the claimant. If any of the periodic payments are life-contingent (i.e., the obligation to make a payment is contingent on someone continuing to be alive), then the claimant (or whoever is determined to be the measuring life) is named as the annuitant or measuring life under the annuity.

In an assigned case, the property/casualty company does not wish to retain the long-term periodic payment obligation on its books. Accordingly, the property/casualty insurer transfers the obligation, through a legal device called a qualified assignment, to a third party. The third party, called an assignment company, will require the property/casualty company to pay it an amount sufficient to enable it to buy an annuity that will fund its newly accepted periodic payment obligation. If the claimant consents to the transfer of the periodic payment obligation (either in the settlement agreement or, failing that, in a special form of qualified assignment known as a qualified assignment and release), the defendant and/or its property/casualty company has no further liability to make the periodic payments. This method of substituting the obligor is desirable for property/casualty companies that do not want to retain the periodic payment obligation on their books. Typically, an assignment company is an affiliate of the life insurance company from which the annuity is purchased.

An assignment is said to be "qualified" if it satisfies the criteria set forth in Internal Revenue Code Section 130 [1]. Qualification of the assignment is important to assignment companies because without it the amount they receive to induce them to accept periodic payment obligations would be considered income for federal income tax purposes. If an assignment qualifies under Section 130, however, the amount received is excluded from the income of the assignment company. This provision of the tax code was enacted to encourage assigned cases; without it, assignment companies would owe federal income taxes but would typically have no source from which to make the payments

Sunday, February 22, 2009

2323.58 Transfer of structural settlement payment rights definitions.

As used in this section and sections 2323.581 to 2323.587 of the Revised Code:

(A) “Annuity issuer” means an insurer that has issued an insurance contract that is used to fund periodic payments under a structured settlement.

(B) “Applicable law” means any of the following, as applicable in interpreting the terms of a structured settlement agreement:

(1) The laws of the United States;

(2) The laws of this state, including principles of equity that are applied in the courts of this state;

(3) The laws of any other jurisdiction if any of the following applies:

(a) The laws of that other jurisdiction govern the structured settlement.

(b) A court or a responsible administrative authority approved the structured settlement agreement under the laws of that other jurisdiction.

(c) The transfer of payments under the structured settlement is subject to the laws of that other jurisdiction.

(C) “Dependent” means a spouse of a payee, a minor child of a payee, or any other member of the family of a payee or other person whom, by law or by court order or decree, the payee is legally obligated to support.

(D) “Discounted present value” means the fair present value of the future payments under a structured settlement that is determined by discounting those payments to the present, using the most recently published applicable federal rate for determining the present value of an annuity as issued by the United States internal revenue service.

(E) “Independent professional advice” means the advice of an attorney, a certified public accountant, an actuary, or any other licensed professional adviser if all of the following apply:

(1) The payee has engaged the services of the licensed professional adviser to render advice concerning the legal and other implications of a transfer of structured settlement payment rights.

(2) The licensed professional adviser has signed a statement to the effect that the licensed professional adviser rendered advice to the payee concerning the legal and other implications of a transfer of structured settlement payment rights.

(3) The licensed professional adviser is not affiliated in any manner with, referred by, or compensated in any manner by the transferee of the structured settlement payment rights.

(4) The compensation of the licensed professional adviser is not affected by whether or not a transfer of structured settlement payment rights occurs.

(F) “Interested party” includes the payee with respect to a structured settlement, the annuity issuer, the structured settlement agreement obligor, and any other party that has continuing rights or obligations under the structured settlement agreement.

(G) “Payee” means an individual who is receiving periodic payments under a structured settlement agreement that are excludable from the individual’s gross income under federal income taxation laws applicable to that individual and who proposes to make a transfer of the rights to receive those periodic payments.

(H) “Periodic payments” includes both continuing monthly or other periodic payments and scheduled future lump-sum payments under a structured settlement.

(I) “Qualified assignment agreement” means an agreement that provides for a qualified assignment, as defined in section 130 of the “Internal Revenue Code of 1986,” 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 130(c), as amended, through an assignment of the liability under a structured settlement agreement to make periodic payments as damages, on account of personal injury or sickness.

(J) “Responsible administrative authority” means any government authority of another state vested by the law of that state with the original exclusive jurisdiction over the settled claim resolved by a structured settlement.

(K) “Settled claim” means the original tort claim resolved by a structured settlement.

(L) “Structured settlement” means an arrangement for periodic payments of damages for injury to a person that is established by a settlement or a court judgment in resolution of a tort claim.

(M) “Structured settlement agreement” means an agreement, judgment, stipulation, or release that embodies the terms of a structured settlement, including the rights of a payee to receive periodic payments.

(N) “Structured settlement obligor” means the party that has the obligation to make continuing periodic payments to the payee under a structured settlement agreement or a qualified assignment agreement.

(O) “Structured settlement payment rights” means the rights under a structured settlement agreement to receive periodic payments from a structured settlement obligor or an annuity issuer if either of the following applies:

(1) The payee, the structured settlement obligor, or the annuity issuer with respect to the structured settlement agreement is a resident of this state.

(2) The structured settlement agreement was approved by a court in this state.

(P) “Terms of a structured settlement” includes the terms of a structured settlement agreement, an insurance contract, a qualified assignment agreement, and any order or approval by a court, a responsible administrative authority, or other government authority authorizing or approving the structured settlement.

(Q) “Transfer” means a sale, assignment, pledge, hypothecation, or any other form of alienation or encumbrance of structured settlement payment rights made by a payee for consideration.

(R) “Transfer agreement” means an agreement that provides for the transfer of structured settlement payment rights from a payee to a transferee.

(S) “Transferee” means a party acquiring or proposing to acquire structured settlement payment rights through a transfer of those rights.

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1225 Fallon Street, Room 109

Oakland, CA

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655 Oleander Avenue,

Chico, CA 95926

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Monterey, CA 93940

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201 Church Street

Nevada City, CA 95959

(530) 265-1294

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Orange County Superior Court
Lamoreaux Justice Center
341 The City Drive
Orange, CA 92868

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(530) 886-5600

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3341 Power Inn Road
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1409 Fourth Ave

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San Diego, CA 92101

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Vista, CA 92081
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400 McAllister Street - Room 204

San Francisco, CA 94102-4514

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Courthouse East Second Floor
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725 Court Street

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Marysville, CA 95901

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225 West Main Street, P.O. Box 438
Harrison, MI 48625
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Suite 4300
St. Johns, MI 48879
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1045 Independence Blvd.
Charlotte, MI 48813
(517) 543-7500
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313 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing, MI 48933
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100 Main Street
Ionic, MI 48846
616-527-5326
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12120 Fillmore Street
West Olive, MI 49460
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Flemington, NJ 08822
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Trenton, New Jersey 08608
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Toms River, NJ 08754-2191
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New York City, NY

212-374-8240

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Gettysburg, PA 17325

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414 Grant St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15219

(412) 350-4184

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Armstrong

500 Market St.
Kittanning, PA 16201

(412) 548-3280



Beaver

Third St.
Beaver, PA 15009

(412) 728-5700

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200 S. Juliana
Bedford, PA 15522

(814) 623-4836



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633 Court St., 2nd Fl.
Reading, PA 19601

(610) 478-6600

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423 Allegheny St.
Holidaysburg, PA 16648

(814) 693-3095



Bradford

310 Main St.
Towanda, PA 18848

(717) 265-1702



Bucks

Main Sts.
Doylestown, PA 18901

(215) 348-6265

http://www.buckscounty.org/departments/registerofwills/index.html



Butler

P.O. Box 1208
Butler, PA 16003-1208

(412) 248-5348



Cambria

P.O. Box 298
Ebensburg, PA 15931

(814) 472-5440

http://www.co.cambria.pa.us/cambria/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=499971



Cameron

Courthouse
Emporium, PA 15834

(814) 486-3349



Carbon

P.O. Box 286
Jim Thorpe, PA 18229

(717) 325-2261

http://www.carboncourts.com/regwill.htm



Centre

Courthouse
Bellefonte, PA 16823

(814) 355-6724

http://www.county.centreconnect.org/224.htm



Chester

2 N. High St., Ste. 109
West Chester, PA 19380-3073

(610) 344-6335

http://dsf.chesco.org/wills/cwp/view.asp?A=3&Q=608597#estates



Clarion

Main St.
Clarion, PA 16214

(814) 226-4000 Ext. 2500



Clearfield

P.O. Box 361
Clearfield, PA 16830

(814) 765-2641 Ext. 23

http://www.clearfieldco.org/Departments/Register___Recorder/register___recorder.html



Clinton

P.O. Box 943
Lock Haven, PA 17745

(717) 893-4020

http://www.clintoncountypa.com/register_&_recorder.htm



Columbia

P.O. Box 380
Bloomsburg, PA 17815

(717) 389-5632

http://www.columbiapa.org/county/reg_rec/index.html



Crawford

903 Diamond Pk.
Meadville, PA 16335

(814) 333-7338



Cumberland

1 Courthouse Sq.
Carlisle, PA 17013-3387

(717) 240-6345

http://www.ccpa.net/row/default.html



Dauphin

Courthouse, Room 103
Front & Mkt. Sts.
Harrisburg, PA 17101

(717) 255-2657

http://www.dauphincounty.org/dauphin/cwp/view.asp?a=1129&q=444384&dauphinNav=|27326|



Delaware

Gov. Center Bldg.
201 W. Front St.
Media, PA 19063

(610) 891-4400

http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/registerofwills/index.html



Elk

Main Street
P.O. Box 314
Ridgway, PA 15853

(610) 891-4400

http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/registerofwills/



Fayette

61 E. Main St.
Uniontown, PA 15401

(412) 430-1206



Forest

P.O. Box 423
Tionesta, PA 16353

(814) 755-3526



Franklin

157 Lincoln Way E.
Chambersburg, PA 17201

(717) 261-3872

http://www.pacounties.org/franklin/cwp/view.asp?a=1447&q=464754



Fulton

201 N. 2nd St.
McConnellsburg, PA 17233

(717) 485-4212



Greene

Courthouse
Waynesburg, PA 15370

(412) 852-5283

http://www.co.greene.pa.us/secured/gc/depts/lo/rr/index.htm



Huntingdon

223 Penn St.
Huntingdon, PA 16652

(814) 643-2740

http://huntingdon.sapdc.org/hunt_co/cwp/view.asp?a=1212&Q=504258&hunt_coNav=|31675|



Indiana

825 Philadelphia Street
Indiana, PA 15701

(412) 465-3860



Jefferson

200 Main St.
Brookville, PA 15825

(814) 849-1610



Juniata

P.O. Box 68
Mifflintown, PA 17059

(717) 436-7709



Lackawanna

200 N. Washington Ave.
Scranton, PA 18503

(717) 963-6702



Lancaster

50 N. Duke St.
Lancaster, PA 17608-3480

(717) 299-8246

http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/lanco/cwp/view.asp?a=562&Q=262545&lancoNav=|5720|6220|5773|



Lawrence

430 Court St.
New Castle, PA 16101

(412) 656-2159



Lebanon

Room 105
400 S. 8th St.
Lebanon, PA 17042

(717) 228-4415



Lehigh

P.O. Box 1548
Allentown, PA 18105

(610) 820-3170

http://www.lehighcounty.org/elect/elect.cfm?doc=elect_wills.htm



Luzerne

Courthouse
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711

(717) 825-1668



Lycoming

48 W. Third St.
Williamsport, PA 17701

(717) 327-2263



Mckean

Courthouse
Smethport, PA 16749

(814) 887-3263



Mercer

112 Courthouse
Mercer, PA 16137

(412) 662-3800



Mifflin

20 N. Wayne St.
Lewistown, PA 17044

(717) 242-1449



Monroe

Courthouse
Stroudsburg, PA 18360

(717) 420-3540



Montgomery

P.O. Box 311
Norristown, PA 19404

(610) 278-3410

http://www.montcopa.org/registerofwillsorphanscourt/row.htm



Montour

29 Mill St.
Danville, PA 17821

(717)271-3012

http://www.montourco.org/montour/cwp/view.asp?a=770&Q=417483&montourNav=|8473|



Northampton

669 Washington St.
Easton, PA 18042

(610) 559-3094



Northumberland

Sunbury, PA 17801

(717) 988-4140



Perry

New Bloomfield, PA 17068

(717) 582-2131



Philadelphia

Room 180, City Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107

(215) 686-2918

http://www.phila.gov/wills/



Pike

506 Broad St.
Milford, PA 18337

(717) 296-3508



Potter

1 E. 2nd St.
Coudersport, PA 16915

(814) 274-8370



Schuylkill

401 N. 2nd St.
Pottsville, PA 17901

(717) 628-1381

http://www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/Offices/RegisterOfWills/index.asp



Snyder

Middleburg, PA 17842

(717) 837-4225



Somerset

Ste. 170
111 E. Union St.
Somerset, PA 15501

(814) 445-2096



Sullivan

Laporte, PA 18626

(717) 946-7351



Susquehanna

P.O. Box 218
Montrose, PA 18801

(717) 278-4600

http://www.susqco.com/Reg_and_rec.htm



Tioga

116 Main St.
Wellsboro, PA 16901

(717) 724-9260



Union

Lewisburg, PA 17837

(717) 524-8761

http://dsf.seda-cog.org/union/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=401754&unionNav=|6647|



Venango

1168 Liberty St.
Franklin, PA 16323

(814) 432-9534



Warren

Warren, PA 16365

(814) 723-7550 Ext. 232



Washington

Ste. 1002
1 S. Main St.
Washington, PA 15301

(412) 228-6775

http://www.co.washington.pa.us/maindepartment.php?menuDept=30



Wayne

Honesdale, PA 18431

(717) 253-5970 Ext. 210

http://www.co.wayne.pa.us/register.asp



Westmoreland

301 Courthouse Sq.
Greensburg, PA 15601

(412) 830-3189

http://www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/westmoreland/cwp/view.asp?a=1453&Q=576845



Wyoming

1 Courthouse Sq.
Tunkhannock, PA 18657

(717) 836-3200



York

York, PA 17401

(717) 771-9601

http://www.york-county.org/departments/courts/wills.htm

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Traditional real estate brokers and offices can help you sell real estate, but at Select Estate Solutions, Inc. our goal is to provide the help and education you need to solve a wide range of financial problems.
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Structured Settlements - Get Cash Now

Are you receiving payments over time from a structured settlement? You can receive cash now to pay your bills, improve your home, attend college or even take a much needed vacation. Find out how you can get cash for structured settlements.
Stop Home Foreclosure

Falling behind in your mortage payments? Don't loose your home! You can avoid foreclosure and all of the associated problems. Learn about your options to stop foreclosure. And find out how to protect yourself from falling victim to foreclosure fraud.
Credit Repair & Poor Credit Loans

Problems with your credit score rating affect more than just your ability to get a low mortgage or home equity loan rate, so credit repair is important. (Free 3-in-1 Credit Report with trial! Click here! ) A poor credit score can impact your homeowners insurance or car insurance rates. And it can even prevent you from getting a good job. There are many things you can do to improve your credit score. Learn about credit repair, how to avoid the many credit repair scams, and how you can get a poor credit loan.
Wills, Probate & Estate Liquidation

Dealing with probate and the legal system can be difficult and confusing, expecially when you are grieving over the loss of a loved one. Learn more about probate and settling an estate.

Monday, February 16, 2009

Settlement Annuity Payment

Structured settlements are funded by annuities. These single premium annuities are purchased to provide a predetermined cash payment stream to the payee. These annuities are typically backed by an insurance company and provide for a long term payment stream, making it similar to investment annuities.

In order to sell an annuity settlement, you must often receive judicial approval. If you are the recipient of an income stream you must determine whether the asset for the cash flow is an investment annuity or a structured settlement annuity.