NSSTA Structured Settlement Stories

Reflecting on 2025: 40 Years of Advocacy, Education, and Impact

As NSSTA closes out 2025, Executive Director Eric Vaughn reflects on a milestone year marked by 40 years of advocacy, meaningful industry collaboration, and real-world impact for injured individuals and their families. From expanded education and leadership development to strong bipartisan support on Capitol Hill, the year underscores NSSTA’s continued commitment to protecting structured settlements and the people they serve.

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Structured Settlements Empower Small Business Owners with Disabilities

A Legacy of Protection: From 1919 to Today, The Tax Code History Behind NSSTA's 40 Years of Advocacy

NSSTA 40 Year of Advocacy from 1919 to today

For forty years, the National Structured Settlements Trade Association has stood as the guardian of a promise: that those who have suffered life-altering injuries or the loss of a loved one deserve financial security free from the burden of

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MetLife’s 2025 Personal Injury Settlement Study: Takeaways for the Structured-Settlement Community

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Where Your Voice Goes: Honoring 40 Years of NSSTA PAC Impact

As NSSTA celebrates its 40th anniversary, there’s one powerful thread that runs through every legislative victory, policy protection, and federal conversation we’ve had: your voice.

And that voice is heard, clearly and consistently, because of the NSSTA Political Action Committee (PAC).

Celebrating 40 Years of NSSTA: A Legacy of Advocacy, Security, and Service

In 1985, a dedicated group of professionals came together to establish the National Structured Settlements Trade Association (NSSTA) with a clear mission: to protect and promote the value of structured settlements for injured people and their families.

NSSTA Advocates for IRS Guidance Recognizing PTSD as a Physical Injury Under the Tax Code

In a formal submission to the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service on May 29, 2025, the National Structured Settlements Trade Association (NSSTA) requested that the IRS include guidance on the tax treatment of damages for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in its 2025–2026 Priority Guidance Plan. This request was detailed in a letter authored by counsel Matthew J. Meltzer of Flaster Greenberg PC, submitted on behalf of NSSTA.

Objective of the Guidance Request

NSSTA Structured Settlement Stories