Personal Injury and Structured Settlements
Colin Finn, CSSC
Vice President, Certified Structured Settlement Consultant; Alliant Insurance Services
This episode of PRIMA’s 2024 Podcast Series discusses the use of structured settlements in personal injury cases, particularly for public entities. Structured settlement expert Colin Finn provides an overview of this 50-year-old industry, explaining how structured settlements leverage tax advantages to address the future medical, wage loss, and other needs of injured parties. Finn highlights the benefits for public entities, including the ability to settle complex civil rights, wrongful conviction, and dangerous conditions cases, as well as workers' compensation claims involving Medicare set-asides. As a free resource, Finn and other structured settlement consultants can bring valuable expertise to help public entities find creative solutions to settle these challenging personal injury matters.
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Colin Finn, CSSC
Vice President, Certified Structured Settlement Consultant; Alliant Insurance Services
Summary of Qualifications
Colin is a Vice President and Certified Structured Settlement Consultant for Alliant Insurance Services. In his practice, Colin focuses on how public entities can effectively use structured settlements in personal injury cases. Structured settlements add leverage to the negotiating table, provide credibility, and yield a higher closure rate for many claim files.
Responsibilities
Colin provides pre-settlement and post-settlement analyses to public entities, insurance carriers and third-party administrators for claims involving workers’ compensation, Medicare Set-Asides, and third-party casualty litigation. Colin routinely attends mediations, pre-trials, and settlement conferences while analyzing demand packages and assisting in positioning the case for settlement. Once the case is in negotiation, he tailors structured settlement proposals to best meet the present and future needs of the injured party.
Business Experience
Twenty-one years in the structured settlements industry. Nationwide practice.
ERM Experience
Professional Affiliations
- National Structured Settlements Trade Association (NSSTA)- Member
- Political Action Committee Member - National Structured Settlements Trade Association
- Education Committee Member - National Structured Settlements Trade Association
Education
- University of Dayton, BA, 2001
