Season's Greetings

The Principals, Associates and staff at McKellar wish you all the best for this holiday season. We are thankful for your friendship and support. On behalf of our clients and friends, we have made a donation to the Hospital for Sick Children, Br...

Dress For The Cause - Breast Cancer Awareness Month

In celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, McKellar participated in "Dress For The Cause" which raises money for research into the detection, prevention, treatment and cure of breast cancer. As a company, we raised $1,123.00! We...

Mobile Apps and Website Calculator Updated

We have updated our website calculator as well as our iPhone®, Android™ and BlackBerry® Apps to incorporate the 2016 Ontario Discount Rate (0% for the first 15 years and 2.5% thereafter). The rate for 2015 is 0.3% for the first 15 years...

Can I sell my structured settlement?

Our Client Services Department periodically receives calls from structured settlement recipients, asking if they can “sell” their structured settlements.  In many instances, they have seen a U.S. advertisement on TV, with someone off...

Can I change my structure once it is in place?

In a word, no. Once a Structured Settlement is put in place, the format of dates of the payments cannot be changed. Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) requires this, in order for the payments to be tax free. The document that governs this is Income Tax I...

17th Annual Women's Charity Golf Day

Our 17th Annual Women's Charity Golf Day yesterday was a huge success! Since our golf day began, McKellar is pleased to have raised $263,175.00 for WICC! Thank you to all of the ladies who came out in support of this great cause. Also, a...

WICC's Gold Flame Award

Phil Thorpe & Laura Mullin accepting the award Every year, representatives from McKellar attend the Women In Insurance Cancer Crusade (WICC) Gala Dinner in Toronto. This year we were honoured to accept the Gold Flame Award which is presen...

Are Structured Settlements Sharia Compliant?

Sharia is the moral code and religious law followed by many Muslims.  We are sometimes asked whether structured settlements are compliant with the requirements of Sharia Law, particularly whether structure payments include interest? In fact, ...

New Principal at McKellar

Brittany Gillingham (B.A., J.D.) McKellar Structured Settlements Inc. is pleased to announce that Brittany Gillingham has joined the company as a Principal. Brittany will be a member of our expanding Legal Department. Her legal skills and d...

Tip #10 - Take Advantage Of Our Free Structured Settlement Seminars Which Qualify For Substantive CPD Credits

You don't have to be an expert on structured settlements, but it helps to have a good understanding of the basics. Getting a solid grasp of the fundamentals of structured settlements is as easy as making a phone call.  Our in-house struct...