<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' version='2.0'><channel><atom:id>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17598179/posts/full</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2006 18:45:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><title>Structured Settlements News</title><description></description><link>http://www.bankdynamic.com/laws/structured_settlements_news/index.html</link><managingEditor>Tristan Andrews</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>15</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17598179/posts/full/116289069299394711</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2006 03:02:47 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-11-07T01:11:33.053-08:00</atom:updated><title>Structured Settlements - White Mountains Reports Book Value Per Share of $373 in the Third Quarter   </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061102/nyth077.html?.v=71" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">White Mountains Reports Book Value Per Share of $373 in the Third Quarter &lt;/a>&lt;br/> White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. ended the third quarter of 2006 with a fully converted tangible book value per share of $373, an increase of 5.7% for the quarter and 10.8% for the first nine months of 2006, including dividends.&lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061106/clm503.html?.v=53" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MassMutual Offers Free Life Insurance to Working Parents in Arizona &lt;/a>&lt;br/> Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company is bringing the company's LifeBridge Free Life Insurance Program to the Tucson, Arizona area.&lt;br/> &lt;/div>&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.bankdynamic.com/laws/structured_settlements_news/2006/11/structured-settlements-white-mountains.html</link><author>Tristan Andrews</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17598179/posts/full/116254496467144450</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2006 03:01:24 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-11-03T01:09:24.716-08:00</atom:updated><title>Structured Settlements - Local businesspeople   </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.ydr.com/businessfull/ci_4570098" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Local businesspeople &lt;/a>&lt;br/>New members of the board of directors for Planned Parenthood of Central Pennsylvania are Yolanda Beattie , a student aid coordinator at Penn State University-York Campus, and Deborah Franks Jacobs , department chairwoman of the Social Work Department and Gerontology at Shippensburg University, College of Education and Human Services.&lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061030/dem007.html?.v=65" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MassMutual Offers Free Life Insurance to Working Parents in Florida &lt;/a>&lt;br/> Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company is bringing the company's LifeBridge Free Life Insurance Program to the Sarasota, Florida area.&lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.richmondregister.com/business/local_story_282080926.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Welcome back, Mr. Wentworth &lt;/a>&lt;br/>Structured settlements are a financial planning tool and a way for injured people to settle claims. Instead of receiving a lump sum, they can receive tax-free payments over time. They can even receive payments for the rest of their lives.&lt;br/> &lt;/div>&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.bankdynamic.com/laws/structured_settlements_news/2006/11/structured-settlements-local.html</link><author>Tristan Andrews</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17598179/posts/full/116185009005190403</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2006 03:01:13 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-10-26T01:08:10.106-07:00</atom:updated><title>Structured Settlements - Peachtree Settlement Funding Gives Away A Hybrid Car!   </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060926/20060926005940.html?.v=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peachtree Settlement Funding Gives Away A Hybrid Car! &lt;/a>&lt;br/> BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.----Call it a creative incentive or an incredibly generous gesture to inspire employees, Peachtree Settlement Funding may have outdone itself this time by giving away one of the most popular cars on the planet, a brand new 2006 Toyota Prius.&lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060928/deth008.html?.v=70" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MassMutual Offers Free Life Insurance to Working Parents in Florida &lt;/a>&lt;br/> Habitat for Humanity of Collier County and the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company are bringing MassMutual's LifeBridge Free Life Insurance Program to Collier County in Florida.&lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.lufkindailynews.com/news/content/news/stories/2006/09/30/otr.html?cxtype=rss&amp;amp;cxsvc=7&amp;amp;cxcat=9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ON THE RECORD &lt;/a>&lt;br/>Marriages&lt;br/> &lt;/div>&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.bankdynamic.com/laws/structured_settlements_news/2006/10/structured-settlements-peachtree_25.html</link><author>Tristan Andrews</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17598179/posts/full/116150445321077541</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2006 03:00:43 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-10-22T01:07:33.246-07:00</atom:updated><title>Structured Settlements - Peachtree Settlement Funding Gives Away A Hybrid Car!   </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060926/20060926005940.html?.v=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peachtree Settlement Funding Gives Away A Hybrid Car! &lt;/a>&lt;br/> BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.----Call it a creative incentive or an incredibly generous gesture to inspire employees, Peachtree Settlement Funding may have outdone itself this time by giving away one of the most popular cars on the planet, a brand new 2006 Toyota Prius.&lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.richmondregister.com/business/local_story_282080926.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Welcome back, Mr. Wentworth &lt;/a>&lt;br/>Structured settlements are a financial planning tool and a way for injured people to settle claims. Instead of receiving a lump sum, they can receive tax-free payments over time. They can even receive payments for the rest of their lives.&lt;br/> &lt;/div>&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.bankdynamic.com/laws/structured_settlements_news/2006/10/structured-settlements-peachtree.html</link><author>Tristan Andrews</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17598179/posts/full/116081329975000025</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Oct 2006 03:01:33 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-10-14T01:08:20.013-07:00</atom:updated><title>Structured Settlements - Securing a financial future  </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.mcall.com/business/local/all-financialsep18,0,1402946.story" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Securing a financial future&lt;/a>&lt;br/>Allentown Morning Call - The so-called structured settlement annuity that is at the heart of many personal injury awards provides a guaranteed amount of income over a set period of years. That part of the settlement is always tax-free. But DiGangi hopes to increase the   &lt;br/> &lt;/div>&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.bankdynamic.com/laws/structured_settlements_news/2006/10/structured-settlements-securing.html</link><author>Tristan Andrews</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17598179/posts/full/116046784614607079</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2006 03:02:20 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-10-10T01:10:46.196-07:00</atom:updated><title>Structured Settlements - MARHedge World Wealth Summit 2006  </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://marhedge.com/conferences/2006/Bermuda/bios.asp?n=149" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MARHedge World Wealth Summit 2006&lt;/a>&lt;br/>MAR - Jim O   Neill is Head of Global Economic Research for Goldman Sachs and has been in this position since September 2001. In this role, O   Neill oversees all of the firm   s economic research and the output of its team globally. O   Neill has spent   &lt;br/> &lt;/div>&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.bankdynamic.com/laws/structured_settlements_news/2006/10/structured-settlements-marhedge-world.html</link><author>Tristan Andrews</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17598179/posts/full/116012219462375476</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2006 03:02:14 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-10-06T01:09:55.163-07:00</atom:updated><title>Structured Settlements - Peach Holdings H1 pretax falls 81 pct to 4.3 mln usd vs 22.6 mln  </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.lse.co.uk/FinanceNews.asp?shareprice=&amp;amp;ArticleRef=56252&amp;amp;ArticleHeadline=Peach_Holdings_H1_pretax_falls_81_pct_to_43_mln_usd_vs_226_mln" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peach Holdings H1 pretax falls 81 pct to 4.3 mln usd vs 22.6 mln&lt;/a>&lt;br/>Life Style Extra - The board anticipates one securitisation in the second half of the current year in Structured Settlements. Although possible, a securitisation of Life Settlements in 2006 is looking far less likely and may now occur in 2007, it added. It said the   &lt;br/> &lt;/div>&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.bankdynamic.com/laws/structured_settlements_news/2006/10/structured-settlements-peach-holdings.html</link><author>Tristan Andrews</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17598179/posts/full/115977647258697312</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2006 03:00:57 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-10-02T01:07:52.646-07:00</atom:updated><title>Structured Settlements - MassMutual Offers Free Life Insurance to Working Parents in New Jersey   </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060921/deth018.html?.v=67" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MassMutual Offers Free Life Insurance to Working Parents in New Jersey &lt;/a>&lt;br/> The Lakewood Resource and Referral Center and Sam Lowy of Emerald Financial Resources/Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company are bringing MassMutual's LifeBridge Free Life Insurance Program to the Lakewood, New Jersey area.&lt;br/> &lt;/div>&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.bankdynamic.com/laws/structured_settlements_news/2006/10/structured-settlements-massmutual.html</link><author>Tristan Andrews</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17598179/posts/full/115943080865827270</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2006 03:00:29 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-09-28T01:06:48.716-07:00</atom:updated><title>Structured Settlements - Securing a financial future  </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.mcall.com/business/local/all-financialsep18,0,1402946.story" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Securing a financial future&lt;/a>&lt;br/>Allentown Morning Call - The so-called structured settlement annuity that is at the heart of many personal injury awards provides a guaranteed amount of income over a set period of years. That part of the settlement is always tax-free. But DiGangi hopes to increase the   &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060910/BUSINESS/609101145/0/AP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Accountants, others question settlement between Buchanan, wealthy   &lt;/a>&lt;br/>Herald Tribune - This was a structured settlement," Messick said. "There was nothing underhanded about it. The appraisal was done by a reputable company, perhaps the most conservative in town." Messick declined to identify the appraisal company or to provide a copy of   &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.insurancenewsnet.com/article.asp?n=1&amp;amp;neID=20060801560.2_b4220d337b91a1de" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Q2 2006 MetLife Inc. Earnings Conference Call - Final &lt;/a>&lt;br/>Insurance News Net - Solid growth in non-medical health was offset by slower reported growth in group life and the decline in retirement and savings revenues due to lower structured settlement sales. Group life revenues were up 3.4% this quarter reflecting the impact of   &lt;br/> &lt;/div>&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.bankdynamic.com/laws/structured_settlements_news/2006/09/structured-settlements-securing.html</link><author>Tristan Andrews</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17598179/posts/full/115839401032178000</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Sep 2006 03:00:49 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-09-16T01:06:50.393-07:00</atom:updated><title>Structured Settlements - Beacon Research: U.S. Sales of Fixed Annuities Fell 14% From 2005  </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.tmcnet.com/scripts/print-page.aspx?PagePrint=http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/09/05/1859535.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beacon Research: U.S. Sales of Fixed Annuities Fell 14% From 2005   &lt;/a>&lt;br/>TMCnet - Excluding index annuities and structured settlements, participants in Beacon's study had estimated fixed annuity sales of $9.8 billion, a 13% decline from the prior year's second quarter. Based on these annuities, Allstate Financial came in first place&lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.insurancenewsnet.com/article.asp?a=featured_pr&amp;amp;id=68212" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Hartford Fire Insurance Company selects Insurance Technologies to   &lt;/a>&lt;br/>Insurance News Net - In addition to the robust features and functionality that ForeSight    provides, Insurance Technologies will be customizing ForeSight    to include all of The Hartford   s unique structured settlements. Insurance Technologies    ForeSight    is a   &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.theksbwchannel.com/money/9490649/detail.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wentworth's Pocket Of Gold&lt;/a>&lt;br/>KSBW Channel.com - Only a small percentagein the low to mid single digits, at mostof these so-called structured settlements are converted into lump-sum payments by firms such as Wentworth. Wentworth can grow simply by boosting its marketing efforts to locate more people   &lt;br/> &lt;/div>&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.bankdynamic.com/laws/structured_settlements_news/2006/09/structured-settlements-beacon-research.html</link><author>Tristan Andrews</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17598179/posts/full/115666602184431168</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2006 03:01:33 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-08-27T01:07:01.873-07:00</atom:updated><title>Structured Settlements - Settling on both an annuity and a trust  </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/article.cms?articleId=55559" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Settling on both an annuity and a trust&lt;/a>&lt;br/>InvestmentNews, NY - Aug 7, 2006... Structured settlements provide a more comprehensive solution for catastrophically injured persons, compared with lump-sum payouts, according to Tom Hawkins ... &lt;br/> &lt;/div>&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.bankdynamic.com/laws/structured_settlements_news/2006/08/structured-settlements-settling-on.html</link><author>Tristan Andrews</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17598179/posts/full/115597476078994906</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Aug 2006 03:00:44 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-08-19T01:06:00.853-07:00</atom:updated><title>Structured Settlements - MassMutual Introduces Ground-Breaking Structured Settlement ...  </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060726/new043.html?.v=25" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MassMutual Introduces Ground-Breaking Structured Settlement ...&lt;/a>&lt;br/>Yahoo! News (press release) - Jul 26, 2006... Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) today announced the introduction of MassMutual  Structure Plus, a new concept using a structured settlement annuity and ... &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/business/15199564.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stocks are up&lt;/a>&lt;br/>Kentucky.com, KY - Aug 4, 2006Clay Bigler has been named president of McNay Settlement Group, a Richmond-based structured settlement firm that provides financial planning advice to injury ... &lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060728/nyf038.html?.v=56" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">White Mountains Reports Book Value Per Share of $355 in the Second ...&lt;/a>&lt;br/>Yahoo! News (press release) - Jul 28, 2006... Further, at any given time, some of Symetra's structured settlement obligations may extend 40 or 50 years into the future, which is further out than the ... &lt;br/> &lt;/div>&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.bankdynamic.com/laws/structured_settlements_news/2006/08/structured-settlements-massmutual_18.html</link><author>Tristan Andrews</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17598179/posts/full/115562924553618861</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2006 03:02:15 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-08-15T01:07:25.590-07:00</atom:updated><title>Structured Settlements - MassMutual Introduces Ground-Breaking Structured Settlement Annuity Concept   </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060726/new043.html?.v=25" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MassMutual Introduces Ground-Breaking Structured Settlement Annuity Concept &lt;/a>&lt;br/> Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company today announced the introduction of MassMutual  Structure Plus, a new concept using a structured settlement annuity and designed to provide a more comprehensive solution for the life-care needs of catastrophically injured persons.&lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060728/nyf038.html?.v=56" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">White Mountains Reports Book Value Per Share of $355 in the Second Quarter &lt;/a>&lt;br/> White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. ended the second quarter of 2006 with a fully converted tangible book value per share of $355, an increase of 1.5% for the quarter and 4.9% for the first six months of 2006, including dividends.&lt;br/> &lt;/div>&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.bankdynamic.com/laws/structured_settlements_news/2006/08/structured-settlements-massmutual_14.html</link><author>Tristan Andrews</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17598179/posts/full/115528374199756859</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2006 03:03:58 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-08-11T01:09:02.030-07:00</atom:updated><title>Structured Settlements - AIG Reports Second Quarter 2006 Results  </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.asp?Feed=BW&amp;amp;Date=20060809&amp;amp;ID=5936440" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AIG Reports Second Quarter 2006 Results&lt;/a>&lt;br/>MSN MoneyCentral - In the quarter, payout annuities reported strong sales in structured settlement and immediate annuity products with a 14.6 percent increase in reserves. In Domestic Retirement Services, individual fixed annuity sales declined and surrender   &lt;br/> &lt;/div>&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.bankdynamic.com/laws/structured_settlements_news/2006/08/structured-settlements-aig-reports.html</link><author>Tristan Andrews</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17598179/posts/full/115459241245501573</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2006 03:02:01 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-08-03T01:06:52.506-07:00</atom:updated><title>Structured Settlements - MassMutual Introduces Ground-Breaking Structured Settlement Annuity Concept   </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> &lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060726/new043.html?.v=25" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MassMutual Introduces Ground-Breaking Structured Settlement Annuity Concept &lt;/a>&lt;br/> Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company today announced the introduction of MassMutual  Structure Plus, a new concept using a structured settlement annuity and designed to provide a more comprehensive solution for the life-care needs of catastrophically injured persons.&lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/DrDon/20060718a1.asp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Win a lawsuit? Get a structured settlement &lt;/a>&lt;br/>Dear Dr. Don, My wife and I recently were awarded a settlement and were wondering what to do with it. Our attorneys said to put it into a structured settlement. Are these any good?&lt;br/>&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060728/nyf038.html?.v=56" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">White Mountains Reports Book Value Per Share of $355 in the Second Quarter &lt;/a>&lt;br/> White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. ended the second quarter of 2006 with a fully converted tangible book value per share of $355, an increase of 1.5% for the quarter and 4.9% for the first six months of 2006, including dividends.&lt;br/> &lt;/div>&lt;/div></description><link>http://www.bankdynamic.com/laws/structured_settlements_news/2006/08/structured-settlements-massmutual.html</link><author>Tristan Andrews</author></item></channel></rss>