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Future Financial Planning for People with Disabilities - Part 3

The National Leadership Consortium on Developmental Disabilities (NLCDD) at the University of Delaware has published a new National Study (Study) titled “Future Financial Planning for People with Disabilities” on its website that should be required ...

Patrick Hindert

Patrick Hindert

Patrick J. Hindert is Vice President of Business Development for Independent Assignment Company. Hindert has been a leader in the structured settlement industry since 1977. He previously served as President of Benefit Designs, a national structured settlement intermediary, which he owned and managed for 22 years. He has also served as President of the National Structured Settlement Trade Association (NSSTA) and as Executive Director of the Society of Settlement Planners (SSP). Hindert is co-author of Structured Settlements and Periodic Payment Judgments, a legal treatise updated semi-annually since 1986, which is utilized by NSSTA and SSP in their certification programs. Hindert previously authored the industry blog Beyond Structured Settlements and has been a frequent speaker at national conferences sponsored by NSSTA, SSP, NAMSAP, ASNP, NASP and NAELA. Hindert served as keynote speaker at the first national structured settlement conference in Australia in 1994. He provided expert testimony to the United States House Ways and Means Committee in 1981 prior to enactment of the Periodic Payment Settlement Act of 1982.

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AAJ Winter Convention 2020

The 2020 conference schedule has now begun!

Knowledge Network

Industry Education and Technology

None of the 2019 educational conferences sponsored by the National Structured Settlement Trade Association (NSSTA) included any ...

Knowledge Network

Industry Education and Ethics

The National Structured Settlement Trade Association (NSSTA) Code of Ethics, more formally referred to as NSSTA’s “Statement of ...

Industry News

Industry Education, Financial Products and Concepts

Should the National Structured Settlement Trade Association (NSSTA), and its members, be interested in education programs about ...

Industry News

Industry Education, Federal Laws and Regulations

Since its formation more than 25 years ago, one of the defining characteristics of the National Structured Settlement Trade ...

Knowledge Network

Industry Education and Public Benefits

From a structured settlement perspective, a key settlement planning priority is determining how best to integrate structured ...

Knowledge Network

Industry Education and Taxation

Potential tax benefits represent both a fundamental advantage of structured settlements and a rationale for considering ...

Industry News

Industry Education and Stakeholder Perspectives

Following the Spring 2019 National Structured Settlement Trade Association Annual Conference, The Chronicle promised a series of ...

Company News

2019 NSSTA Fall Conference

From a traditional perspective, the National Structured Settlement Trade Association (NSSTA) 2019 Fall Educational Conference, ...

Knowledge Network

Historical Developments Structured Settlements: Market Foundation

This is the second article (Part II) in a four part series of articles that explore the timeline of historical developments that ...

Knowledge Network

Historic Developments Structured Settlements: Industry Reset & Rebuild

This is the fourth and final article (Part IV) in a four part series of articles that explore the timeline of historical ...

Knowledge Network

Developments in Structured Settlements: Conflict, Growth, Transition

This is the third article (Part III) in a four part series of articles that explore the timeline of historical developments that ...

Knowledge Network

Historical Developments Structured Settlements: Industry Formation

This is the introduction and part I for a timeline of historical developments that highlight key events for the structured ...

Knowledge Network

Structured Settlements and Periodic Payment Judgement Book Release 66

Since it was first published in 1986, "Structured Settlements and Periodic Payment Judgments" (S2P2J), has provided structured ...

Industry News

An Assessment of the Current Education for Settlement Planning

Following the Spring 2019 National Structured Settlement Trade Association Annual Conference, The Chronicle promised a series of ...

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NAMSAP 2019 Annual Conference Overview

From Independent Life’s perspective as a sponsor and exhibitor, the 2019 National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals ...

The Mraz Case

The Mraz Case

Author Patrick Hindert recently spoke with Mark Wahlstrom on the Speaking of Justice podcast regarding this case, listen to the ...

Industry News

A Market Analysis of Structured Settlement Educational Programs

Following the Spring 2019 National Structured Settlement Trade Association Annual Conference, The Chronicle promised a series of ...

Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (NRSRO) Ratings

Although the stakeholders within the structured settlement market traditionally have focused primarily on A.M. Best when ...

Knowledge Network

Settlement Trusts & Structured Settlements

One of the defining differences between the “Claim Management” and the “Settlement Planning” structured settlement business ...

Structured Settlements

What is Settlement Planning?

Settlement planning, a term previously avoided by the National Structured Settlement Trade Organization (NSSTA), was a buzz word ...

Structured Settlements

Settlement Trusts + Structured Settlements = Settlement Planning?

Once considered a competitive product, most structured settlement professionals and settlement planners now view settlement ...

Company News

Drinker Biddle Structured Settlement and Annuities Roundtable

The Drinker Biddle law firm Structured Settlement and Annuity Team introduced a new educational model last week when it hosted a ...

Industry News

Reviewing Structured Settlement Educational Programs - Spring 2019

Does the National Structured Settlements Trade Association (NSSTA) need to re-think and re-design its educational programming and ...

Structured Settlements

The Importance of Public Policy for Structured Settlements

What is public policy and why is it important for structured settlements?

Structured Settlements

Benefits of Structured Settlements

Today in the context of industry change and the need for industry growth, what exactly are the benefits of structured ...

What is a Structured Settlement?

The legal textbook, “Structured Settlements and Periodic Payment Judgments” defines structured settlements in Section 1.01 and ...

Knowledge: A Strategic Factor in Structured Settlement Growth

He has demonstrated “how knowledge can function as a driver of long-term economic growth” – The Royal Swedish Academy of ...

Public Benefits

ABLE Accounts: The Direct Funding Debate

Without more specific legal authority, many plaintiff attorneys, special needs attorneys and settlement planning professionals ...

What is the ABLE Act?

Known as the “Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014,” the

Public Benefits

Are ABLE Accounts a Growth Opportunity for Structured Settlements?

The ABLE Act together with the state ABLE programs now offer settlement and judgment payees an important new solution