The Massachusetts Structured Settlement Protection StatuteSECTION 1. The General Laws are hereby amended by adding after chapter 231B the following chapter:-CHAPTER 231C. STRUCTURED SETTLEMENT CONTRACTS.Section 1. For the purposes of this chapter the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context otherwise requires: “Annuity issuer”, an insurer that has issued an annuity contract to be used to fund periodic payments under a structured settlement. “Applicable law”, any of the following, as applicable in interpreting the terms of a structured settlement: (1) the laws of the United States; (2) the laws of the commonwealth, including principles of equity applied […]