The New York Structured Settlement Protection Statute McKinney’s General Obligations Law § 5-1701 § 5-1701. Definitions For purposes of this title: (a) “annuity issuer” means an insurer that has issued an insurance contract used to fund periodic payments under a structured settlement; (b) “dependents” include a payee’s spouse and minor children and all other persons for whom the payee is legally obligated to provide support, including alimony or maintenance; (c) “discounted present value” means the present value of future payments, as determined by discounting such payments to the present using the most recently published applicable federal rate for determining the […]