Articles
Introduction
Below you will find a list of articles published by AirSP.
2008 Articles
- Is there a future role for the small specialist service provider?
- Chris Dudley examines the evolution of the small service provider in a dynamic market, looks at the issues confronted by Service Providers generally and explains how his own business continues to thrive.. Read more...
- Out of the Shadows - EMB on Run-Off
- Once occupying a shadowy corner, run-off has become a global industry overseeing hundreds of billions of dollars and employing techniques every bit as sophisticated as the live market. Jonathan Broughton of EMB traces the history of run-off, and says that the challenge now is to move to the next level. . Read more...
- Charles Russell LLP's Guide to Jurisdiction
- It is often unclear in which country a dispute should be heard and whether it should be resolved in court or arbitartion. The Guide offers some basic pointers for consideration.. Read more...
2007 Articles
- Cut 'n' shut – how not to come a cropper notifying losses
- The obligation to notify “losses” in relation to a liability reinsurance has created the potential for uncertainty. The attached briefing looks at these issues in the case of AIG v Faraday where the Court of Appeal was again asked to construe a standard form Claims Co-operation clause.. Read more...
- Charles Russell's Guide to Time Bar
- Some handy basic guidelines on time bar in todays climate of change.. Read more...
- Valuation for Commutation
- Jonathan Brougthon considers the following: When assessing a commutation, how much time and cost should be spent calculating the value prior to negotiating? How sophisticated should the analysis be? What techniques are available for valuation purposes?. Read more...
2006 Articles
- Changing the Business Model
- As Brokers seek to redefine their core business, they leave a space where others can bring innovative solutions to the market.... Read more...
- Nordic Markets - A Well Kept Secret.
- In the past Nordic insurers have preferred to keep their run-off in-house, but now there are signs of a change. Jon Guy talks to Heikki Saalamo of Compre and Charlotte Boij of WASA.. Read more...
- Exit Strategies in the Run-Off Market
- Twenty five years ago companies did not admit to problem run-offs, let alone admit to making a point of showing how efficiently they were dealing with them. That has all changed. Run-off has become big business.. Read more...
- Don’t Blame it on the Broker.
- Having spent nearly 40 years in the London Market, working across the spectrum of insurance and reinsurance, I have been privileged to witness a vast number of changes, some good, some bad, but one thing never seems to change:- Blame it on the Broker . Read more...
- Tigon Personal Protection Services for your Personal Protection
- Tigon is pleased to announce the launch of their new Company, Tigon Personal Protection Services. The Services of this Company are aimed at all employees and Travellers in particular. . Read more...
- Role of Mediation in Reinsurance - Brad Barron (Bazil McNulty)
- This article was first published in the IBA Mediation Newsletter, Dec. 2005, Vol. 1 No. 3. . Read more...
- Keen To Run - Growth through acquisition at WASA
- Swedish Run-Off Group WASA is determined to grow through acquisition. . Read more...
- Driving Trends in Acquisitions within Asia - Vijaya Vivekanada (Cobalt)
- Acquisitions are an important tool for growth in the insurance industry. The Asian market is increasingly seeing the “growth through acquisition” strategy implemented, and CEOs in the region need to understand the risks and opportunities in this strategy, to ensure that they make the right decisions when acquiring both “live” and runoff targets.. Read more...
2005 Articles
- Asbestos Litigation Update
- A quote popularly attributed to Mark Twain is "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." The same can be said of the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act, the legislation to take asbestos claims out of tort system and send them to the Federal claims facility. As the fortunes of the bill have waxed and waned over the past two years, observers have been ready to pronounce it dead a number of times - only to see the stakeholders who had declared the cause to be hopeless return to the negotiating table and the legislation stumble forward once again.. Read more...
Archived Articles
2004 Articles
- Asbestos Legislation Update Snapshot
- Asbestos Legislation Update Snap shot. Read more...
- Collecting on your Reinsurance Assets
- Collecting on your reinsurance asset can feel like climbing the Great Wall of China. Peter Matthews, managing director of Global Reinsurance Consultants, examines the problems of recovering those old balances from the worldwide reinsurance markets.. Read more...
