NASP 2009 Annual Meeting - 1

The National Association of Settlement Purchasers (NASP) hosted its 2009 Annual Meeting at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas November 12-13 almost one month following  NSSTA and SSP 2009 Fall meetings at the same location.

In comparison with traditional NSSTA and SSP meetings, the NASP 2009 educational program featured:

• More insightful and comprehensive strategic discussions;
• Broader perspectives from industry experts;
• Better analysis of legal and financial developments;
• Better analysis of structured settlement public policy;
• Better criticism of business standards and practices;
• Better recognition of industry leaders who are contributing to the growth and improvement of structured settlements.

Structured Settlement Wiki - for S2KM reports about prior NASP meetings, see the structured settlement wiki.

This S2KM blog post, the first in a series about the NASP 2009 meeting, highlights the NASP Alexander Hamilton honoree plus educational topics and speakers. Subsequent S2KM posts will summarize and analyze NASP discussions and provide interviews with some of the industry experts who spoke at the NASP meeting.

Alexander Hamilton Award - Van Tran was named 2009 recipient of NASP's Alexander Hamilton award. Van Tran is the California legislator who led the enactment of California SB 510 which amends and improves California's structured settlement protection statute.

NASP 2009 Educational Conference - Topics and participants:

• 2009 Legislative Developments - Matthew Bracy.
• Legal Case Update - Tricia Laborde.
• What Happened in California? - Michael Damore; Carl London; John Shafhi; Matt Eason; Linda Morris; Matt Bracy.
• Transactional Structured Settlement Issues - Tricia Laborde; Ken Barnett; Michael Green; Jim Klohn; David Barfield; Scott Topoloski; Kevin Mack; Joe Siegel.
• Structured Settlement Capital Markets - Jason Sutherland; Burt Kroner; John Ryan; Robin Shapiro; Josh Tobin.
• Structured Settlement Court Practices and Issues - Earl Nesbitt; Judge Edward Burke; Judge Christopher Marshall; Thomas Dixon; Roger Dunaway; Tricia Laborde; Amy Schwartz.
• Factoring and the Structured Settlement Tax Subsidy - Jeremy Babener.
• Structured Settlement Bankruptcies - Bruce Akerly.
• Re-thinking Structured Settlements - Earl Nesbitt; Jeremy Babener; Matthew Bracy; Daniel Hindert; Richard Risk; Andrew Savysky; Robin Shapiro; Michael Upchurch.

For additional information about structured settlements, see:

• "Structured Settlements and Periodic Payment Judgments" (S2P2J) co-authored by Daniel Hindert, Joseph Dehner and Patrick Hindert;
• Wikipedia definitions for:
  • Structured settlement;
  • Structured settlement factoring transaction.