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The 2018 Structured Settlement Production Report – Part 1 This is part one of a five part series regarding the 2018 Structured Settlement Report – be sure to read parts II, III, IV and V. Following a sales decline in 2017, annual structured settlement annuity sales increased in 2018 to $6.02 billion (based upon 26,227 cases with an average case size...

The 2018 Structured Settlement Production Report– Part 2 This is part two of a five part series regarding the 2018 Structured Settlement Report – be sure to read parts I, III, IV and V. Part 1 of The Chronicle’s series analyzing the 2018 Structured Settlement Production Report, recently published and distributed by Melissa Price, Ringler’s Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer,...

The 2018 Structured Settlement Production Report – Part 4 This is part four of a five part series regarding the 2018 Structured Settlement Report – be sure to read parts I, II, III and V. Melissa Price’s 2018 Structured Settlement Production Report, distributed recently to industry participants, highlighted both positive and concerning news for NSSTA and the structured settlement market. The...

“How” and “Where” to Think about the Future The Chronicle’s introductory article highlighted a series of developments that have dramatically changed the structured settlement market.  It further opined that many traditional structured settlement participants have still not learned how to transition and/or adapt their business models and practices to these recent and ongoing market changes....

Independent Life Distributes Book Subscriptions The United States structured settlement market has been in existence for more than 40 years and continues to expand its scope, complexity and importance within the context of both claim management and personal injury settlement planning. When structured settlements were first introduced in the United States in the late 1970s, they...

Relationship will Feature Product Workshop at America’s Claims Event (ACE) Conference and Distribution of Online Structured Settlement Legal Textbook DALLAS – (May 15, 2018) – Company officials today announced that Independent Assignment Company (IAC) will contract with ALM Media to help promote increased educational awareness of the enhanced value of structured settlements in the current economic...

First Annuity Provider to Focus Exclusively on Structured Settlements for Personal Injury Victims DALLAS – (April 30, 2018) – Company officials today announced the launch of the Independent family of companies including subsidiary affiliates Independent Life Insurance Company and Independent Assignment Company. Independent Life will be the first annuity provider to focus solely on the structured...