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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...

5 Phases of Redundancy Management

Article - 4th January 2010

Redundancy is never a circumstance that anyone wishes to manage. However, when its unwelcome face first peers over the horizon it is time to take action and start working on damage limitation for the .. Read More...

Insurance Synergy - Redundancy Support

Article - 7th December 2009

"Outplacement and redundancy support should be about supporting individuals, helping them to be pro-active, getting them motivated, and enabling them to move on...” Andy Edwards, Principal Consult.. 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...

Tigon Personal Protection Services for your Personal Protection

Article - 24th June 2006

Responsibility for staff safety extends beyond the usual workplace. Working in unfamiliar surroundings and often at unusual times whether at home or abroad, may leave your staff feeling vulnerable to .. 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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Driving Trends in Acquisitions within Asia - Vijaya Vivekanada (Cobalt)

Article - 20th January 2006

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Asbestos Litigation Update

Article - 1st April 2005

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Asbestos Legislation Update Snapshot

Article - 4th July 2004

June has indeed become a period of renewed commitment by Senate Democrats and Republicans as well as major labor unions and defendant corporations to achieve a compromise bill. Senate Majority Leader .. Read More...

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2010 Calendar of Events

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  • 13th August 2010
    Panel Discussion at IAIR conference in Seattle
  • 8th September 2010
    Board Meeting 11.30
  • 13th September 2010
    Annual Dinner Monte Carlo
  • 10th November 2010
    Board Meeting 11.30
  • 6th December 2010
    Christmas Reception

A taste of our Networking Events

Christmas Reception 2009

Annual Dinner in Monte Carlo - September

Lille Wine tasting trip 2009