Resources
Structured Settlements at a Glance
Medicare Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
Medicare Set-Asides at a Glance
Medicare Services Assignment Form
Articles
- Do You Know Your Real Rate of Return?
- Mythbusting Structured Settlements
- Inaugural Structured Settlement Caucus
- Structured Settlements – Best Practices
- Medicare Advantage Plans Payment Recovery Rights
- Medicare’s Recovery Rights and Statute of Limitations
- The Impact of the MMSEA on Personal Injury Claims
- Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007
- Growth Potential with Pacific Life’s Index-Linked Annuity Payment Adjustment Rider
- Structured Attorney Fees
- Influencers in Financial Decision Making
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Life Insurance Companies:
| Life Company | AM Best | S&P | Moody’s | Fitch |
| Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Company of Nebraska | A++ XV | AA+ | N/R | N/R |
| Assignee: BHG Structured Settlements, Inc. | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R |
| Guarantor: Columbia Insurance Company | A++ XV | AA+ | N/R | N/R |
| Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston | A XII | A | N/R | N/R |
| Assignee: Liberty Assignment Corporation | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R |
| Assignee: BARCO Assignments, Ltd. | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R |
| Guarantor: Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston | A X | A | N/R | N/R |
| Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company | A+ XV | N/R | Aa3 | N/R |
| Assignee: MetLife Assignment Company, Inc. | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R |
| Guarantor: Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company | A+ XV | N/R | Aa3 | N/R |
| New York Life Insurance Company | A++ XV | AA+ | Aaa | AAA |
| Assignee: New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corporation | A++ XIII | AA+ | Aaa | AAA |
| Guarantor: New York Life Insurance Company | A++ XV | AA+ | Aaa | AAA |
| Pacific Life Insurance Company | A+ XV | AA- | A1 | A+ |
| Assignee: Pacific Life & Annuity Services, Inc. | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R |
| Guarantor: Pacific LifeCorp | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R |
| The Prudential Insurance Company of America | A+ XV | AA- | A1 | A+ |
| Assignee: Prudential Assigned Settlement Services Corporation | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R |
| Guarantor: The Prudential Insurance Company of America | A+ XV | AA- | A1 | A+ |
| United of Omaha Life Insurance Company | A+ XV | AA- | A1 | N/R |
| Assignee: Mutual of Omaha Structured Settlement Company | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R |
| Guarantor: United of Omaha Life Insurance Company | A+ XV | AA- | A1 | N/R |
Associations
ABA – American Bar Association
AMA- American Medical Association
ASHRM – American Society for Healthcare Risk Managers
ASIA – American Spinal Injury Association
ATLA – Association of Trial Lawyers in America
DRI – Defense Research Institute
IAIABC – International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions
NAIC – National Association of Insurance Commissioners
NCSI – National Council of Self-Insurers
NOD – National Organization on Disability
PARMA – Public Agency Risk Management Association
PIAA – The Physicians Insurance Association of America
RIMS – Risk and Insurance Management Society
TIDA – Trucking Industry Defense Association
Financial Information
Bank rates and calculators – BankRate.com
Inflation Data – Bureau of Labor and Statistics
Federal Stats – Index of Federal Statistics
Governmental Agencies
CMS – Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
NHTSA – National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
IRS – Internal Revenue Service
US Senate – United States Senate
US House – United States House of Representatives
DOJ – United States Department of Justice
Independent Rating Agencies
A. M. Best Company – Insurance Company Information Resource
Fitch – Insurance Company Information Resource
Moody’s – Insurance Company Information Resource
Standard & Poors – Insurance Company Information Resource
Internal Revenue Code
Section 104(a) – Allows Personal Physical Injury Settlements to remain income tax exempt
Section 130 – Allows for Third Party Assignments
Legal References
Lawyer Locator – Martindale-Hubbel
Legal Research – Legal Information Institute
Legal Research – American Law Sources
Research and links to other legal sites – Law Guru
Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements
CMS – Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Structured Settlements
NSSTA – National Structured Settlements Trade Association
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