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Life Insurers
For information concerning a particular structured settlement annuity provider, simply click on their name below and you will be re-directed to their website.

Life Insurance Company

A.M.Best

S&P

Moody

Fitch

Allstate Life Insurance Co.

A+XV

AA

Aa2

-

Allstate Life Insurance Co. of NY

A+XV

AA

Aa2

-

American General Life Insurance Co.

A++XV

AA+

Aa1

AA+

American International Life Assurance Company of NY

A++XV

AA+

Aa1

AA+

Aviva Life Insurance Co.

A+X

-

-

AA-

Aviva Life and Annuity Company of New York

A+X

-

-

AA-

Hartford Life Insurance Co.

A+XV

AA-

Aa3

AA

John Hancock Life Insurance Co.

A++XV

AAA

Aa1

AA+

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.

A+XV

AA

Aa2

AA

New York Life Insurance Co.

A++XV

AAA

Aaa

AAA

Pacific Life & Annuity Co.

A++XV

AA

Aa3

AA

Prudential Insurance Co. of America

A+XV

AA

Aa3

AA


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

Interest Rates - Bloomberg

Bank rates and calculators - BankRate.com

The Fed - Federal Reserve

Inflation Data - Bureau of Labor and Statistics

Federal Stats - Index of Federal Statistics


Governmental Agencies

CMS - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

SSA - Social Security On-Line

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

GPO - Government Printing Office

LOC - Library of Congress


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 News and Information

Legal Research - Legal Information Institute

Legal Research - American Law Sources

Legal Research - Find Law

Research and links to other legal sites - Law Guru

Research tool - Lexis-Nexis


Medicare Set-Aside Allocations

CMS - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services


Structured Settlements

NSSTA - National Structured Settlements Trade Association


Structured Settlement Protection Acts

  • Alaska
    2003 Alaska Laws Ch. 21, enacting AS §§ 09.68.200-09.68.230
  • Arizona
    Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 12-2901 – 12-2904
  • Arkansas
    2005 House Bill 2614, enacting Ark. Code §§ 2381-701-23-81- 707
  • California
    Cal. Ins. Code §§ 10134-10139.5
  • Colorado
    Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 13-23-101 – 13-23-108
  • Connecticut
    Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-225g – 52-225l
  • Delaware
    Del. Code Ann. Tit. 10, §§ 6601-6604
  • Florida
    Fla. Stat. Ann. § 626.99296
  • Georgia
    Ga. Code Ann. §§ 51-12-70-72, §§51-12-70-76-77
  • Idaho
    Idaho Code § 28-9-109
  • Illinois
    215 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 153/1 – 153/35
  • Indiana
    Ind. Code Ann. §§ 34-50-2-1 – 34-50-2-11
  • Iowa
    Iowa Code Ann. §§ 682.1 – 682.7
  • Kansas
    2005 House Bill No. 2160
  • Kentucky
    Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 454.430 – 454.435
  • Louisiana
    La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 9:2715
  • Maine
    Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 24A §§ 601.25, 2241-46
  • Maryland
    Md. Code Ann. Cts. & Jud. Proc. §§ 5-1101-5-1105
  • Massachusetts
    Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. Ch. 231C, § 1-5
  • Michigan
    Mich. Comp. Laws. Ann., §§ 691.1191 – 691.1197
  • Minnesota
    Minn. Stat. §§ 549.30 – 549.34
  • Mississippi
    Miss. Code Ann. §§ 11-57-1 – 11-57-15
  • Missouri
    Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 407.1060 – 407.1068
  • Montana
    2005 Senate Bill No. 122
  • Nebraska
    Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 25-3101 – 25-3107
  • Nevada
    N.R.S. § 42.030
  • New Jersey
    N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 2A: 16-63 – 16-69
  • New Mexico
    2005 House Bill 495
  • New York
    N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law §§ 5-1701-1709
  • North Carolina
    N.C. Gen. Stat. Art. 44B §§ 1-543.10 – 1-543.15 and Art. 33 § 1-394.1
  • Ohio
    Ohio Rev. Code. Ann. §§ 2323.58 – 2323.587
  • Oklahoma
    Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 12 §§ 3238 – 3245
  • Oregon
    2005 Senate Bill 645
  • Pennsylvania
    40 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. §§ 4001-4009
  • Rhode Island
    R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. §§ 27-9.3-1 – 27-9.3-7
  • South Carolina
    S.C. Code Ann. §§ 15-50-10 – 15-50-70
  • South Dakota
    S.D. Codified Laws §§ 21-3B-1 – 21-3B-12
  • Tennessee
    Tenn. Code Ann. Tit. 47, Ch. 18 §§ 1-7
  • Texas
    Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann. §§ 141.001 – 141.007
  • Utah
    Utah Code Ann. §§ 78-59-101-108
  • Virginia
    Va. Code Ann. §§ 59.1-475–477
  • Washington
    Wash. Rev. Code Ann. §§ 19.205.010 – 19.205.060, § 19.205.900
  • W. Virginia
    W. Va. Code §§ 46A-6H-1 – 46A-6H-8

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