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Useful industry links
The following are links to external websites for which Run Off & Restructuring is not responsible.
Association of Run-Off Companies (ARC) www.aroc.org.uk The trade association for discontinued underwriting operations in the London insurance market. The website contains information about the association and its activities, papers and articles relating to the run off arena plus news of forthcoming events including the annual ARC Congress.
Association of insurance and reinsurance Service Providers (AirSP) www.airsp.org ASP was set up in 2003 to provide a united body of professional service providers wishing to deliver high quality work to the insurance and reinsurance industry in both the live and run-off markets. ASP’s website contains a full list of its members and the services they offer.
Association of Insurance and Reinsurance Run-Off Companies (AIRROC) The Association of Insurance and Reinsurance Run-off Companies (AIRROC), a New York-based non-profit corporation, was incorporated in December, 2004. The mission of the Association is to promote and represent the common business interests of insurance and reinsurance companies in run-off or having discontinued lines. The Association’s objectives include improving professional and managerial standards and practices, and enhancing knowledge and communications within and outside of the run-off industry.
Bannister International Research Organisation www.biro.co.uk Specialist publisher focusing on three main areas: liquidations and run-offs; reinsurance security; and insurance-related mergers & acquisitions. Publications include Insurance Run-Offs Newsletter and London Market Run-Off Yearbook.
CII Information Services www.cii.co.uk/is CII Information Services is a unique source of technical and market information on insurance, risk and related financial services, operating both online and offline. The website includes technical fact files, a digital journal archive and a library of scanned papers. In addition, the Information Gateway database can direct you to other published material, whether online or printed books, reports, journal articles, websites, online documents etc. The database is supported by a global web directory, an online bookshop and other document delivery services. Some services are restricted to CII members but anyone can join the CII. A subscription service is also available.
International Association of Insurance Receivers (IAIR) www.iair.org Information about IAIR and the regular events it hosts.
Riskbitz www.riskbitz.com The real inside track on the insurance biz, from Zigzag Publishing. Run Off Centre www.runoffcentre.com Online facilities for run-off including electronic platforms for commutation and debt trading, a legal library and a worldwide contact database.
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Run Off & Restructuring is sponsored by:
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP is a major law firm with over 600 lawyers in 11 cities. The Run Off Team is a part of the Insurance and Reinsurance Department (IRD), which consists of over 50 attorneys and provides a full range of legal services to the global insurance and reinsurance industry. On 1 January 2008 Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP merged with London-based law firm Kendall Freeman which brings the firm’s number of attorneys to over 600 and makes it one of the leading law firms in the London insurance market. The firm is committed to providing superior legal services to its clients in connection with all aspects of run-off including significant claims litigation and coverage matters, commutations, reinsurance disputes and regulatory issues. www.ealaw.com
PricewaterhouseCoopers PricewaterhouseCoopers is the world’s largest professional services organisation with more than 125,000 people in 142 countries. Its Business Recovery Services Group helps companies in run off to implement pioneering solutions to exit from a market efficiently, while remaining solvent and returning early value to shareholders, and to ensure that insolvent run offs produce the best returns for the creditors as a whole. Unless otherwise indicated, PricewaterhouseCoopers refers to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP a limited liability partnership incorporated in England. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited. www.pwcglobal.com
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