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Restructuring Publications Library

Starting with our most recent additions, for a specific subject please use the search. A listing of all titles is here. Most are PDFs, help for PDFs is here.

Case study, Project Thunderbird - Aerospace and engineering group: reducing costs to maintain profits and fund.

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Case study, Project SAN - Preparing an automotive manufacturer for a country exit.

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Case study, Project SAP - Managing a bank group's successful exit from a troubled automotive supplier.

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Case study, Project Schefenacker - Schefenaker: galvanising support for a restructuring plan.

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Case study, Project Courts - Courts Plc and Courts (UK) Ltd: maximising return to creditors from a complex insolvency.

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Case Study, Project Girdle - Improving cash management in an acquisitive European media group.

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This magazine aims to provide regular intelligence and opinions on restructuring issues, from professionals in the market place. In this edition we have focused on the potential impact of the credit crunch.

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The UK life run-off market in 2006 saw considerable reorganisation and consolidation, according to the findings of the KPMG/ARC Run-Off Survey – Life Assurance. This is the fifth edition of the report which is produced annually by KPMG LLP (UK) and commissioned by the Association of Run-Off Companies Ltd (‘ARC’).

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2006 was a year of significant change in the UK non-life insurance run-off market, according to the findings of the KPMG/ARC Run-Off Survey – Non-Life Insurance 2007. This is the fifth edition of the report which is produced annually by KPMG LLP (UK), and commissioned by the Association of Run-Off Companies Ltd (‘ARC’).

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The absolute size of the UK non-life run-off market has remained relatively stable at some £38 billion. Shareholder’s funds tied up in run-off have, however, increased from £4.0 billion to £4.8 billion. These numbers are substantial and the drive to more actively manage these books of business is evidenced by the growth of the use of Part VII procedures to transfer and rationalise portfolios and the continuing use of solvent schemes to achieve finality.

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The UK life run-off market has stabilised and is now experiencing progressive consolidation and this consolidation activity is likely to continue to concentrate the UK life run-off market. Policyholder liabilities have increased however would have been significantly larger had it not been for a number of large transactions in 2005 which had the effect of moving portfolios of business previously included in closed life assurers to active life assurers.

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1 July 2007 – the smoking ban hits England. How will the licensed trade, in particular the pub sector, cope with this? There could be fall out and some casualties along the way. But it’s not just the smoking ban affecting the sector; rising costs, increased legislation and changing habits are also contributing to the pressure currently being faced.

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Run-off in reinsurance and property/casualty insurance in Germany, Austria and Switzerland - In February 2007 the Insurance Solutions practice in KPMG in Germany published a detailed survey into the run-off insurance markets of Austria, Germany and Switzerland, taking an in-depth look for the first time at the way insurers in these markets deal with their discontinued business.

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Run-off survey 2007: Run-off in reinsurance and property/casualty insurance in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In February 2007 the Insurance Solutions practice in KPMG in Germany published a detailed survey into the run-off insurance markets of Austria, Germany and Switzerland, taking an in-depth look for the first time at the way insurers in these markets deal with their discontinued business.

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KPMG’s regular publication to policyholders involved with UK schemes of arrangement. This edition provides a detailed look at the WFUM pool scheme provides an overview to the Part VII transfer market. It also contains up to date information on schemes with forthcoming bar dates.

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With Insurance Liabilities in run-off holding at £40billion, the efficient management of this legacy business remains firmly on the CEO agenda. The decision to cease underwriting presents fresh challenges, as discussed in this latest edition of finality focus.

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KPMG’s regular publication to policyholders involved with UK schemes of arrangement. This edition explores the Scheme process as a suitable tool for dealing with the complexities associated with an exit strategy for pool business. It also contains up to date information on schemes with forthcoming bar dates.

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