Estate planning at Berkshire Hathaway Life
How to protect 4 Berkshire Hathaway Life accounts — manage beneficiaries by phone, fund a trust by mail, and file death claims
Annuity Owner Services / BH Structures
Phone1-402-916-3100
Fax1-866-262-9342
Mailing Address
BHG Structured Settlements, Inc., 1314 Douglas Street, Suite 1400, Omaha, NE 68102-1944
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Annuity Owner Services / BH Structures
Phone1-402-916-3100
Fax1-866-262-9342
Mailing Address
BHG Structured Settlements, Inc., 1314 Douglas Street, Suite 1400, Omaha, NE 68102-1944
WebsiteLearn more→
Claims / Annuity Owner Services
Phone1-402-916-3100
Fax1-866-262-9342
Mailing Address
BHG Structured Settlements, Inc., 1314 Douglas Street, Suite 1400, Omaha, NE 68102-1944
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Berkshire Hathaway Life offers 4 insurance products that play a central role in estate planning. Because policy proceeds pass directly to named beneficiaries—bypassing probate entirely—keeping designations current is one of the highest-impact steps policyholders can take.
Berkshire Hathaway Life handles beneficiary designations by mail and by phone. Accounts can also be linked to trusts through beneficiary designations to keep them out of probate entirely.
Berkshire Hathaway Life provides specific procedures for both proactive estate planning and filing claims after a death.
Preparing your estate
Beneficiaries and trust funding
How to update beneficiaries by phone, fund a trust by mail, and review 4 account types at Berkshire Hathaway Life.
View details →When someone dies
Death claim process
7-step process, 8 required documents, and contact information for survivors.
View details →Frequently asked questions
First, review your settlement agreement -- BH Structures notes that the agreement itself dictates whether you have the right to designate or change your beneficiary. If changes are permitted, download the Beneficiary Designation or Change Request Form (November 2023) from the BH Structures Documents & Forms page (https://www.bhstructures.com/HTML/BHG-Resources.aspx), or contact BH Structures at (402) 916-3100 or email annuityowner@bhspecialty.com to request it. Complete and sign the form, then submit it by mail to BHG Structured Settlements, Inc., 1314 Douglas Street, Suite 1400, Omaha, NE 68102-1944, by fax to 1-866-262-9342 (secure fax), or by email. If payments are made jointly, both persons must sign the request. If you are enrolled in the electronic signature program, you can complete the form digitally; enrollment requires a notarized signature on the E-Sign Authorization (SS509).
Yes, BH Structures offers an electronic signature program for enrolled annuity owners. Enrollment requires submitting a notarized E-Sign Authorization (SS509). Once enrolled, you can request contract changes (such as beneficiary designations, address changes, or direct deposit updates) by calling (402) 916-3100 or emailing annuityowner@bhspecialty.com. BH Structures sends the appropriate change form using two-factor authentication for you to complete on your computer or mobile device; per BH Structures, electronic signatures are only accepted if initiated by them using two-factor authentication.
Generally no. Structured settlement annuities are owned by BHG Structured Settlements, Inc. (BHGSS) and cannot be retitled -- once the assignment is complete, BHGSS is the owner and the payments cannot be altered. SPIAs generally do not permit ownership changes after issue, and BHLN is a B2B/settlement writer that suspended new business in 2023, so it does not offer a direct-to-consumer contract a trust could hold. The available trust step is to name a revocable or irrevocable trust as the BENEFICIARY of any remaining certain payments, where your settlement agreement permits. To do that, request the Beneficiary Designation or Change Request Form from BH Structures at (402) 916-3100 or annuityowner@bhspecialty.com.
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Annuity Owner Services / BH Structures
Phone1-402-916-3100
Fax1-866-262-9342
Mailing Address
BHG Structured Settlements, Inc., 1314 Douglas Street, Suite 1400, Omaha, NE 68102-1944
WebsiteLearn more→
Annuity Owner Services / BH Structures
Phone1-402-916-3100
Fax1-866-262-9342
Mailing Address
BHG Structured Settlements, Inc., 1314 Douglas Street, Suite 1400, Omaha, NE 68102-1944
WebsiteLearn more→
Claims / Annuity Owner Services
Phone1-402-916-3100
Fax1-866-262-9342
Mailing Address
BHG Structured Settlements, Inc., 1314 Douglas Street, Suite 1400, Omaha, NE 68102-1944
WebsiteNotify online→
Verified Jul 2026
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