Departmental settlements (Government News Network)
2007 Pre-Budget Report and Comprehensive Spending Review

Conning Research: Annual Life Settlement Volume Rises to $6.1 Billion in 2006 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
From virtually no activity a decade ago, investment managers are raising capital on a global scale to invest in the new asset of life settlements. The result is an increasing number and value of life insurance settlements to meet growing capital demands, according to a new study by Conning Research and Consulting, Inc.

Senior Sleuths fight scams against elderly (Orlando Sentinel)
Volunteers investigate and seek settlements when older residents think they have been cheated. Have you ever felt you were the victim of a scam, or that an unscrupulous business took advantage of you?