American Association Of Settlement Consultants

Name

American Association Of Settlement Consultants

Legal name

American Association of Settlement Consultants

Website

https://americanasc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Trade Association

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAHACAA

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies)

Travel & Hospitality/MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions)/Professional Conference Organizers (PCOs) & Meeting Planners

Keywords

• Structured settlement advocacy
• Settlement consulting membership
• Industry trade association
• Professional continuing education
• Legislative advocacy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: AASC generates primary revenue through tiered membership dues based on member type. Producing members pay $1,500 annually, associate members $300, agency members $2,500, affiliate members $1,000, and partner members range from $5,000 to $50,000 annually. Attorney alliance members receive complimentary membership.
2. Conference Registration: Revenue generated from conference registrations for annual meetings and winter summits. Early bird and standard registration rates available, with CE credit available for multiple states.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

AASC is a member-driven trade association serving the structured settlement planning industry. It sells tiered memberships (Producing, Associate, Agency, Affiliate, Attorney Alliance, and Partner tiers), hosts annual conferences and summits, delivers continuing education, publishes industry resources including The Industry Voice newsletter and infographics, and operates the AASC Political Action Committee to advocate in Washington D.C. for legislation protecting structured settlements.

Product overview

AASC is a trade association providing a portfolio of membership-based services to the structured settlement planning industry. The core offering consists of tiered membership types (Producing, Associate, Agency, Affiliate, Attorney Alliance, and Partner Members) that grant access to annual conferences, CE programs, industry publications (The Industry Voice magazine, infographics, and best-practice guides in English and Spanish), advocacy through AASC PAC, and the Alliance for Women mentorship program. The association acts as an industry body promoting collaboration, professional standards, and legislative advocacy rather than offering a unified software product or platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Producing Member
• Associate Member
• Agency Member
• Affiliate Member
• Attorney Alliance Member
• Partner Member
• Annual Conference
• Winter Summit
• The Industry Voice
• Settlement Planning Industry Infographic
• Long Term Financial Security Guide
• Adult Physical Injury Cases Guide
• Recursos en Español Spanish-language versions of settlement planning publications including the Long Term Financial Security guide and Adult Physical Injury Cases guide.
• AASC PAC
• Legislative Advocacy Services
• Alliance for Women Mentorship Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly $9.5 billion in structured settlement products placed in 2024 (up from $6.5 billion in 2019)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Legacy Enhancement (Diamond Partner)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational non-profit corporation established to assist individuals who are disabled or have special needs. Goal is to protect current and future assets by managing funds for supplemental needs and enriching quality of life through professionally managed trust funds.
• Independent Life (Gold Partner)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst life insurer solely dedicated to structured settlements, providing competitive and innovative annuity products. Has affirmed ratings from two NRSROs and investment management implemented by BlackRock. Mission is to provide trustworthy, competitive and innovative annuity products for settlement planning solutions.
• Prospera Market Strategies (Gold Partner)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutionally backed platform delivering modern, market-based financial solutions for settlement planning. With approximately $1.6 billion in market-based assets under administration, Prospera is the nation's leading administrator of market-based settlement solutions. Backed by Centurion Investment Holdings and Origami Capital Partners.
• MetLife (Silver Partner)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides structured settlement annuities for claimants of both personal physical injury and non-physical injury lawsuits.
• Prudential (Silver Partner)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHas worked for over 30 years as the most trusted and admired provider of structured settlements and financial security to physical injury claimants and their families.
• Pacific Life (Silver Partner)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFor more than 150 years, Pacific Life has helped millions of individuals and families with their financial needs, offering innovative products and services for retirement and financial security.
• Berkshire Hathaway (BHGSS) (Bronze Partner)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the largest writers of structured settlements in the United States and a leader in the structured settlement industry. Committed to being here decades from now to protect payments for the long term.
• New York Life (Bronze Partner)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMutual life insurance company with over 175 years of history providing financial security and peace of mind to customers.
• American National (Bronze Partner)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded in 1905, serving policyholders and protecting families, businesses, and communities for over 100 years. In 2022, became part of Brookfield, one of the largest global investment firms with over $1 trillion in assets under management. Awarded A.M. Best Standing the Test of Time award in 2024.
• Eastern Point Trust Company (Contributing Partner)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNationally recognized leader in Qualified Settlement Fund (QSF) services, committed to advancing the settlement planning profession through education, innovation, and fiduciary excellence. Delivers efficient, compliant, and cost-effective trust solutions.
• Capital First (Contributing Partner)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent trust company with over two decades of experience supporting injured clients and families nationwide with personal trust services. Nationally recognized leader in Special Needs Trusts with over 400 trusts under administration.
• PRESERVE Settlements (Contributing Partner)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHeadquartered in Austin, Texas, founded by leading experts in single-event and mass tort lien resolution and claims administration. Mission to provide best-in-class settlement administration services to PRESERVE settlement funds.
• Inspire Trust (Contributing Partner)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesigned specifically for clients receiving funds from personal injury matters. Holds to highest fiduciary standard and focuses on client wellbeing with innovative, holistic approaches.
• Commonwealth Community Trust (CCT) (Contributing Partner)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdministers First-Party Pooled Special Needs Trust (PSNT) for individuals with disabilities and Settlement Preservation Pooled Trust (SPPT) for minors and vulnerable individuals.
• Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) (Contributing Partner)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal leader in life and health reinsurance, founded in 1973. In the Structured Settlement market, participates as issuer of annuities providing tax-qualified standard mortality structured settlement solutions.
• Compass (Contributing Partner)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNavigates complexities of personal injury lien resolution and ensures compliance with the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Act, advocating for the best monetary result in lien reduction.
• Special Needs Alliance (Ally)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational organization of attorneys committed to disability and public benefits law. Individuals with disabilities and their advisors rely on SNA to connect them with nearby attorneys focused on disability law.
• National MSP Network (Ally)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPremier organization for Medicare Secondary Payer compliance developments, advocacy and collaboration. Focuses on all aspects of the MSP Statute including Liability Medicare Set-Asides, WCMSAs, MMSEA Section 111 Reporting, and Medicare Conditional Payments.
• Capitol Counsel, LLCflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerTop lobbying firm in Washington D.C. retained by AASC for government affairs support. Includes partners John D. Raffaelli (founding partner with 35+ years experience), Dave Olander (former majority chief tax counsel to House Committee on Ways and Means), and Drew Goesl (20 years Capitol Hill experience).

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• National Association of Enrolled Agents (NAEA): NAEA is a U.S. professional association for federally licensed tax practitioners, paralleling AASC's tiered membership, advocacy, and CE model. Many AASC Affiliate Members (law firms, government entities, nonprofits) include tax advisors who also engage NAEA.
• Society of Financial Service Professionals (SFSP): SFSP is a membership organization for financial service professionals across insurance, estate planning, and retirement income — categories overlapping with AASC's settlement consultant and trust-adjacent membership base. SFSP runs similar chapter-based engagement, CE, and conferences.
• American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA): ASPPA serves retirement-plan professionals with a comparable association model — tiered membership, advocacy, CE, and annual conferences. It addresses an adjacent (retirement-income) audience and shares the annuity/insurance-policy ecosystem that underpins AASC's structured settlement market.
• Insured Retirement Institute (IRI): IRI is a trade association for the insured retirement industry, including fixed and variable annuity providers and distributors. Its members include many of AASC's Partner Members, and IRI operates parallel advocacy, conferences, and education programs aimed at retirement-income planning products.
• American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI): ACLI is the principal U.S. trade association for life insurers, including the major annuity writers (MetLife, Prudential, Pacific Life, New York Life) that participate as AASC Partner Members. ACLI overlaps with AASC on advocacy around IRC 130 and broader life-insurance policy issues, but serves a much broader mandate.
• National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA): NAIFA represents insurance and financial services professionals, including many who distribute structured settlement and annuity products. It operates a similar membership, advocacy, and CE model at a much larger scale and competes for the same financial-professional audience as AASC.
• National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA): NAPFA is a U.S. professional association for fee-only financial advisors, several of whom engage in structured settlement and special-needs planning. It parallels AASC's membership/CE/community model and addresses an overlapping advisor persona.
• Self-Insurance Institute of America (SIIA): SIIA is a trade association for self-insurance/employee benefits, operating parallel conferences, advocacy, and partner-member tiers. Several AASC partner ecosystem firms (PRS, trust providers, MSA administrators) also engage SIIA, making it an ecosystem-adjacent association peer.

Direct peers

• National Structured Settlement Trade Association (NSSTA): NSSTA is the other principal U.S. trade association for the structured settlement industry. It competes directly with AASC for the same producing, agency, and partner member categories and operates adjacent advocacy, education, and conference programs targeting the same 800+ licensed consultants.

Others

• National Organization of Life & Health Insurance Guaranty Associations (NOLHGA): NOLHGA coordinates state life and health insurance guaranty associations that protect policyholders — including structured settlement annuity recipients — when insurers fail. It is ecosystem-adjacent to AASC because it directly affects the creditworthiness of the structured settlement products AASC's members design.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles23 records

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