Beyond Structured Settlements


"Collaborative thinking and commentary about how the Internet impacts structured settlements, settlement planning and special needs planning."

Author: Patrick Hindert is a former president of the National Structured Settlement Trade Association, an industry group representing companies that issue structured settlements (an agreed schedule of periodic payments, generally for the purpose of providing a future income stream, in exchange for an upfront fee.) He is also a former executive director of the Society of Settlement Planners.

Blawg Related Categories: Law Practice Management • Legislation & Lobbying • Tort Law • Trials & Litigation • Legal Information

Recent Posts from Beyond Structured Settlements


  • Spencer v. Hartford - 4

    During the recent NASP 2009 Annual Meeting, a panel of primary and secondary market experts identified the civil RICO allegations in the Spencer v. Hartford class action lawsuit as a textbook example of some of…

  • NASP 2009 Annual Meeting - 3

    This blog post continues S2KM's summary and analysis of the NASP 2009 Annual Meeting. Prior S2KM blog posts about NASP are accessible on S2KM's structured settlement wiki. NASP's 2009 strategic educational analysis occurred primarily during…

  • NASP 2009 Annual Meeting - 2

    The purpose of this S2KM blog post is to summarize educational discussions which occurred at the NASP 2009 Annual Meeting. In a prior post (NASP 2009 Annual Meeting-1), S2KM listed the discussion topics, moderators, speakers…

  • NASP 2009 Annual Meeting - 1

    The National Association of Settlement Purchasers (NASP) hosted its 2009 Annual Meeting at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas November 12-13 almost one month following NSSTA and SSP 2009 Fall meetings at the same…

  • Re-thinking Structured Settlements

    S2KM's strategic analysis of the structured settlement market continues with an update and re-publication of the structured settlement wiki.

  • NSSTA 2009 Fall Educational Conference

    Meeting at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas on October 15 and 16, the NSSTA 2009 Fall Educational Conference provided a potpourri of perspectives on the central topic of structured settlements. Although lacking a…

  • Forge Purchases The Settlement Services Group

    Attorney Matthew Garretson has announced the sale of his structured settlement agency, The Settlement Services Group, (“TSSG”) to Forge Consulting (“Forge”) a leading plaintiff-exclusive, national settlement consulting company. Garretson said the timing was right for…

  • Jeremy Babener Interview - 2

    S2KM introduced, summarized and reviewed a paper written by Jeremy Babener titled "Structured Settlements and Single-Claimant Qualified Settlement Funds: Regulating in Accordance with Structured Settlement History" (QSF paper), in four prior blog posts: Single Claimant…

  • S2KM Reviews Jeremy Babener's QSF Paper - 2

    While researching his paper "Structured Settlements and Single-Claimant Qualified Settlement Funds: Regulating in Accordance with Structured Settlement History" (QSF paper), Jeremy Babener interviewed many structured settlement industry leaders including Patrick Hindert, Managing Director of S2KM…

  • S2KM Reviews Jeremy Babener's QSF Paper - 1

    In prior blog posts, S2KM has: Re-prioritized the strategic issue of single-claimant qualified settlement funds (QSF); Summarized Jeremy Babener's QSF paper. This blog post begins S2KM's review and analysis of Babener's QSF paper. Why is…