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2019 Payee Protection Policy Annual Report Independent Life developed and launched the first Payee Protection Policy in the structured settlement industry on February 24, 2019 with the mission of protecting payees from any and all proposed transfer petitions we view as unfair to our payees. As part of that Policy, when a petition is filed...

The 2018 Structured Settlement Production Report – Part 5 This is the final post of a five part series regarding the 2018 Structured Settlement Report – be sure to read parts I, II, III and IV. Because of its significance for the structured settlement and personal injury settlement planning markets, The Chronicle is devoting a five-part series of articles to the...

The 2018 Structured Settlement Production Report – Part 3 This is part three of a five part series regarding the 2018 Structured Settlement Report – be sure to read parts I, II, IV and V. Parts 1 and 2 of The Chronicle’s Series analyzing Melissa Price’s 2018 Structured Settlement Production Report highlighted both the positive and the concerning news for NSSTA and...

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....