Articles
Introduction
Below you will find details of articles published by AirSP.
Articles
Pensions and the Emergency Budget
Article - 7th June 2010
Pensions and the Emergency Budget 22nd June 2010 A message from Brendan McGrath, Minotaur wealth Management On 17th May the new Chancellor George Osborne announced there will be an emergency .. Read More...
The Box under the Desk - Old commutations
Article - 17th March 2010
The Box under the Desk Scenario #3: Old commutations A client entered into a dispute with an MGA who was also a reinsurer (two separate legal entities). The dispute was finally settled an.. Read More...
Box Under The Desk Scenario No. 2 Old Subsidiaries
Article - 16th November 2009
A client sold a subsidiary 20 years ago and wrote a 100% reinsurance program to retain all of the old risks. In addition, the client took over the claim files and paid the claims directly. The sold su.. Read More...
Box Under The Desk - Scenario 1
Article - 2nd July 2009
A client had a substantial claim on a CAT loss submitted to the London market via a US broker (now defunct). One of the major players was a London firm now in a reserving Scheme of Arrangement. We.. Read More...
Is the City Bouyant - A Recruitment Co. Perspective
Article - 5th June 2009
Is the City Buoyant? Recruitment and the number, or lack, of opportunities available has always been a good indicator as to the activity in the market. We are well positioned as established speci.. Read More...
Is there a future role for the small specialist service provider?
Article - 25th June 2008
The 2006 UK “non-life” run-off survey prepared for the Association of Run-off Companies Ltd by KPMG records that the UK run–off market is shrinking - although when viewed over a five year period total.. Read More...
Out of the Shadows - EMB on Run-Off
Article - 29th April 2008
The birth of run off The principles of run-off are nearly as old as insurance itself, but only in the late 1980s did it start to take on its modern appearance in response to the disasters that bef.. Read More...
Charles Russell LLP's Guide to Jurisdiction
Article - 27th March 2008
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Cut 'n' shut – how not to come a cropper notifying losses
Article - 7th December 2007
The obligation to notify “losses” has created the potential for uncertainty in liability reinsurance. In AIG Europe (Ireland) Limited v Faraday Capital Limited 2007 the Court of Appeal decided that A.. Read More...
Charles Russell's Guide to Time Bar
Article - 30th April 2007
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Valuation for Commutation
Article - 20th March 2007
Ten years ago, commutations were generally frowned upon. Most companies were highly sceptical or had a corporate policy of avoiding them altogether. Now, however, the business case for commutations is.. Read More...
Changing the Business Model
Article - 11th October 2006
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Nordic Markets - A Well Kept Secret.
Article - 13th September 2006
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Exit Strategies in the Run-Off Market
Article - 14th July 2006
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Don’t Blame it on the Broker.
Article - 7th July 2006
Having spent nearly 40 years in the London Market, working across the spectrum of insurance and reinsurance, both on a Lloyds Syndicate and for Companies as well as a Broker and Consultant, I have bee.. Read More...
Role of Mediation in Reinsurance - Brad Barron (Bazil McNulty)
Article - 3rd April 2006
Introduction Reinsurance has long been a gentlemanly business where parties are expected to meet their obligations with civility and minimal resistance when compared to other business sectors. Wi.. Read More...
Keen To Run - Growth through acquisition at WASA
Article - 22nd March 2006
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Asbestos Litigation Update
Article - 1st April 2005
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