Name

Premier Settlement Services

Legal name

Premier Settlement Services, Inc.

Website

https://plaintiffbroker.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Structured Settlement Brokerage and Settlement Planning Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Life Insurance (6311), Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service (6411)

akta.pro primary industry

Structured Settlement Annuities (FSAIACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Escrow, Trust & Legal Settlement Disbursements (FSAMAKAO)

Keywords

• Structured settlements
• Plaintiff broker
• Annuity placement
• Settlement planning
• Special needs trust

Headquarters

HQ city

Richfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Structured Settlement Annuity Commissions: Premier Settlement Services earns commissions from annuity providers (life insurance companies) when placing structured settlement annuities for plaintiffs. The firm is contracted with ALL annuity markets, allowing them to shop for the best rates and terms on behalf of their clients. The firm works exclusively for plaintiffs and is legally liable to the plaintiff attorney, unlike defense brokers who are not held accountable to plaintiffs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Premier Settlement Services is a plaintiff-only structured settlement broker and advisory firm that helps injury victims and their attorneys design, negotiate, and place tax-free and taxable structured settlements using annuities from life insurance carriers. The firm shops the full annuity market to maximize settlement value, and complements placement with related services including structured attorney fees, Qualified Settlement Funds, Settlement Preservation Trusts, Special Needs Trusts, Medicare Set-Asides, rated age analysis, life care plan evaluations, and on-site mediation support.

Product overview

Premier Settlement Services offers a comprehensive suite of plaintiff-only structured settlement services designed to help injury victims and their attorneys maximize settlement value. The core offering centers on Structured Settlements (tax-free, guaranteed payment plans), supplemented by services including Structured Attorney Fees, Taxable Settlement Planning, Qualified Settlement Funds (QSF), Settlement Preservation Trusts (SPT), Special Needs Trusts (SNT), Medicare Set-Asides (MSA), Rated Ages, Life Care Plan Evaluations, and Mediation support. These services work together to provide complete settlement planning—ranging from initial needs assessment and annuity placement to ongoing trust management—serving plaintiff attorneys and injury victims exclusively.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Structured Settlements Tax-free, guaranteed payment plans designed and placed for injury settlements, providing customized payment streams tailored to the specific needs of injury victims and their families.
• Structured Attorney Fees Structured payment arrangements for plaintiff attorney fees that provide tax-deferral opportunities on the attorney portion of a settlement.
• Taxable Settlement Planning Planning services for taxable settlements designed to maximize tax savings opportunities for plaintiffs and their attorneys.
• Qualified Settlement Funds (QSF) Internal Revenue Code Section 468B funds that allow plaintiffs to settle and release defendants while maintaining control over fund distribution, including structured settlement annuity purchases.
• Settlement Preservation Trusts (SPT) Irrevocable trust vehicles used to protect cash settlements when a structured settlement is not available or not desired by the plaintiff.
• Special Needs Trusts (SNT) Trusts that enable injury victims to retain need-based governmental benefits such as Medicaid and SSI while still receiving settlement funds, often funded with a combination of seed money and structured settlement payments.
• Medicare Set-Asides (MSA) Trust arrangements that allocate settlement funds to cover future Medicare-related expenses, often funded via structured settlement payments to reduce the overall MSA cost and free up more money for the claimant.
• Rated Ages Age assessment services that obtain medically underwritten age ratings from annuity carriers, which can dramatically increase the performance of structured settlement annuities for life-contingent benefits.
• Life Care Plan Evaluations Financial framework evaluations used to prove and price future medical needs, helping quantify life care requirements for settlement negotiations without requiring the attorney to hire an economist.
• Mediations On-site structured settlement specialist support during mediations, providing insight into defense practices, verifying defense annuity proposals, and formulating plaintiff-side settlement strategies.

Quantifiable outcome

• $180+ million in annuity premium submitted
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• National Structured Settlements Trade Association (NSSTA)coreOthersIndustry trade association for structured settlements. Chuck Derenne is a member in good standing. The firm's logo appears on the website footer alongside NSSTA membership.
• Society of Settlement PlannerscoreOthersOrganization dedicated to the rights of plaintiffs in structured settlement transactions. Chuck Derenne is a founding member and director, past president and treasurer of the Society of Settlement Planners.
• Wisconsin Association for Justice (WAJ)coreOthersState plaintiff attorney association. Chuck Derenne is trusted and recommended by WAJ Past-Presidents and Members.
• Annuity Markets (Life Insurance Companies)coreOthersPremier Settlement Services is contracted with ALL annuity markets, allowing full-market competitive shopping for structured settlement annuities. This includes highly rated life insurance companies that issue structured settlement annuities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves1 record

Others

• National Structured Settlements Trade Association (NSSTA): Industry trade association of which Chuck Derenne is an early member. Provides member firms with industry standards, education, and lobbying—comparable as the institutional infrastructure Premier operates within.
• Society of Settlement Planners: Professional society for plaintiff-side settlement planners, of which Derenne is a founding member and past president. Peer comparable as the credentialing and standards body for Premier's profession.

Direct peers

• First Financial Structured Settlements: Structured settlement brokerage serving plaintiff attorneys and claimants with annuity placements, MSAs, and QSF administration. Directly comparable as a specialized settlement planning firm in the same niche.
• American Settlement Advisors: National structured settlement consulting firm placing annuities and coordinating QSFs, MSAs, and special needs trusts. Directly comparable as a full-service plaintiff-side settlement planning competitor.
• Strategic Capital Services: Independent structured settlement broker focused on plaintiff representation with services including rated ages, MSAs, and trust-based settlement vehicles. Comparable as a niche plaintiff-only specialist competing for similar attorney relationships.
• Sage Settlement Consulting: A national structured settlement consultancy placing annuities for injury claimants. Comparable as a specialized settlement planning firm with similar core service (structured settlements, MSAs, SNTs) serving plaintiff attorneys.
• Crumley & Associates: Independent structured settlement consulting firm working with plaintiff attorneys on annuity placements, attorney fee structures, and special needs trusts. Directly comparable niche plaintiff-side broker.

Emerging players

• Garrett Planning Group: Fee-only financial advisory network often engaged in life care planning and settlement fund management for injury victims. Comparable as an adjacent financial planning service frequently used by plaintiffs for ongoing settlement stewardship.

Broad incumbents

• Ringler Associates: The largest structured settlement provider in the U.S., serving both plaintiff and defense sides. Directly comparable as a structured settlement broker with national reach, but competes via scale and carrier breadth rather than plaintiff-only exclusivity.

Regional players

• Alliant National Title Insurance Company: While primarily a title insurer, Alliant and similar title/closing firms handle the closing and settlement coordination aspect on real estate matters. Adjacent comparable as a closing-and-settlement services intermediary, though anchored in real estate rather than injury settlements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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