From your neighborhood streets, to your schools and even in your own home, your child’s safety is always a top priority. So, how can we protect our children and make sure they are living in a safe environment? Ringler Radio host, Larry Cohen, along with co-hosts, Ann Marie VonBank and Mark Vogel, join Attorney Kenneth Levinson, a child advocate from the firm, Joseph, Lichtenstein & Levinson, who is leading the charge in promoting child safety and preventing child injury. Ken discusses his holistic approach to child safety, how parents can educate themselves and their children on safety and the role of structured settlements in cases involving children.
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Over the past few years we have experienced a financial meltdown, impacting many, including personal injury victims who did not minimize risk. A full economic recovery is slow to come but there are ways to protect your financial future. Ringler Radio, host Larry Cohen along with co-host, Bill Wakelee, talk with returning guest, Dr. Christopher Coyne about how these difficult financial times have affected these unique investors of the structured settlement world. They talk about how structures deal with the volatility of the marketplace and the preservation of capital concept with the structured settlement.
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The 5th District Court of Appeals in Florida just reversed an earlier court ruling that prohibited the annuity in a structured settlement for a minor child. On this edition of Ringler Radio, host Larry Cohen along with co-host, Kathleen Daniele, Settlement Annuity Specialist with the Ringler office in Orlando, Florida and guest, Attorney Samuel P. King from the law firm of Dellecker Wilson King McKenna Ruffier & Sos, discuss this case involving Traci Hancock and her daughter, Marisa, who was involved in a personal injury lawsuit. Hear how this ruling has an impact on minors in personal injury settlement cases.
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468B Trusts (derived from Internal Revenue Service Code Section 468B), were originally created to simplify the settlement of mass tort cases. More recently, they have been suggested for the settlement of single claimant cases, which has become a source of much debate. On this edition of Ringler Radio, host Larry Cohen welcomes co-host, Carmella Limongelli and guest, Rick Woollams, Chief Claims Officer at Chartis U.S., to take an in-depth look at 468B trusts and the rather controversial area of their use in cases with a single claimant.
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 41:10 — 28.6MB)
When an injured party has reached the settlement stage of litigation, their financial options can be overwhelming. On this edition of Ringler Radio, host Larry Cohen welcomes Bejan Shirvani, the Managing Sales Director of Structured Settlements for MetLife, to highlight how MetLife interfaces in the structured settlements industry and how to best handle a claimant’s needs. Larry and Bejan talk about life care plans, age ratings and how to better educate consumers on the benefits of structured settlements and annuities.
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A mediation cannot be successful without a measure of trust in the mediator and between the parties. On this edition of Ringler Radio, host Larry Cohen and co-host, Teddy Snyder, Esq. welcome Seth J. Davis, a private mediator and the sole proprietor of ADJ Mediation Services, to discuss the ethics of structured settlements for lawyers and mediators. Larry, Teddy and Seth take a look at the preparation of a structured settlement proposal, the duties of the plaintiff attorney when advising the plaintiff on a structured settlement, the area of public benefits and the impact of the ethical rules on mediations.
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A champion of rights for the disabled, Tony Coelho, Board Chair of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), who authored, in part, the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act, carries on the fight for the rights of the disabled in today’s issues. On this edition of Ringler Radio, host Larry Cohen and co-host Randy Dyer, talk to Tony about his lifelong advocacy, his personal story with epilepsy and how a structured settlement can assist those living with disabilities.
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The Ringler Productivity Manager (RPM) is a new, efficient platform that the whole company can use to quote all the life companies. On this edition of Ringler Radio, host Larry Cohen welcomes guests, Ringler Associate’s RPM guru, Bill Wakelee and Ringler Associate, Cindy Chanley, to take a look at how this new technology is changing the face of structured settlements. Larry, Bill and Cindy explore the ins and outs of RPM, how it benefits colleagues and clients and share their personal experiences with RPM.
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On Ringler Radio, host Larry Cohen and Joseph Barnet, Vice President of Prudential Retirement and Product Manager of Prudential’s structured settlement annuity product discuss how a life insurance company and a structured settlement specialist work together to meet the needs of their mutual clients. You’ll hear about Prudential’s role in the structured settlement process, how Ringler Associates and Prudential work together to find the best solution for individual claimants and how age ratings impact the benefits received.
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A Medicare Set-Aside (MSA) is the expected amount of money that Medicare would normally pay for medical and prescription drug expenses for a Workers’ Compensation or a third-party injury. On Ringler Radio, host Larry Cohen welcomes colleague Cindy Chanley, to talk about Medicare set-asides and the need to become familiar with the Medicare process. Larry and Cindy chat about when Medicare set-asides come into play during the settlement process, how MSA’s are funded and the relationship between Medicare set-asides on the Medicare side, and the whole area of Medicaid.
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