Laurie Sepulveda is a MarketWatch Guides team senior writer who specializes in writing about insurance, investing, personal loans, home equity loans, mortgages and banking. She lives in North Carolina ...

“Our son sustained a horrible injury during birth that will require life-long medical care. There will be a large malpractice settlement. Our lawyer strongly recommends a structured settlement annuity ...

FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Independent Life Insurance Company, the only insurer dedicated primarily to structured settlements, today announced the launch of new-business ...

An annuity is a financial product designed to provide a steady income stream during retirement. It is a contract between you and an insurance company, where you make a lump-sum payment or a series of ...

In my March article, I wrote about the Cordero case, which remains well-known in the relatively small and insular structured settlement industry. Lujerio Cordero had sold, in six separate transactions ...