While the niche structured settlement ABS sector is dominated by one market actor, such deals have little risk and low loss levels, making them appealing investments, Barclays Capital said in a recent report. Structured settlement ABS are often backed by legal agreements in which a defendant agrees to pay a plaintiff in scheduled payments to satisfy the settlement amount, commonly used to settle malpractice, personal injury and product liability suits. In recent years, as lottery winners have a similar option of receiving payments through a timetable, lottery winnings have also been used in structured...