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Classes of business written

We focus on high value opportunities in the UK , North America and Europe, working in partnership with well-capitalised clients. Our financial risk solutions are differentiated by: -

• Innovation and responsiveness - We have a creative and flexible approach to writing business based on a strategy of applying technical excellence to customised solutions.
• High calibre team - The team consists of industry professionals with proven underwriting skills.
• Short decision lines - Full underwriting authority is vested in the team.
• Accessible structure - Light on bureaucracy, we provide direct access to decision makers.
• First class security and financial strength -  Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance is rated AA by Standard & Poor's.
• Strong technical bias - The team invests a considerable proportion of its resource in technical development to ensure success and product innovation.
• Capacity - significant and enables us to take the lead position in the majority of transactions.
• Capability - demonstrated in our underwriting expertise and flexible and innovative approach.
• Credibility - founded in our strong market position.

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Underwriting criteria

Our approach to risk is on a partnership basis, and this extends to our constructive participation in any work-out situation. Key criteria are: -

• We must be satisfied that the client can demonstrate clear insurable interest and assets which can be professionally valued against which we have clear security rights.
• We must understand the drivers and motivations behind each transaction, and the underlying pricing and funding structures.
• There must also be an alignment of risk between all transaction parties, for example via a significant retention of risk by the insured.

Example transactions

Our specialist insurance solutions have been a critical component in many successful transactions, including the following examples:-

• The bridge financing of a remaining construction loan of a major US city centre hotel before permanent refinancing became economically viable
• The facilitation of an efficient financing solution for a major refurbishment project of a historical building into branded luxury apartments in California.
• The cost effective financing of wide-bodied Boeing and Airbus aircraft leased to major airlines
• The successful completion of Management Buy Outs on purchase terms including or comprised entirely of deferred debt consideration.

>>Click here to see a case study of our our credit enhancement solution

Partners

Our policy is to always to work in conjunction with external industry experts, which allows us to offer the optimal financial solution to the diverse range of industries that our clients cover.

Since our formation in 2000, we have been pleased to be the financial partner to many of the world's leading financial institutions, including: -

• Banque AIG
• Barclays PLC
• Citigroup
• Deutschebank
• Goldman Sachs
• HVB Group
• Lehman Brothers
• Morgan Stanley
• Société Générale
• The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc
• UBS