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Guy Carpenter and Amlin Announce First Full Paperless Electronic Claims Settlement.


Providing Clients in London Market with Claims Adjustment, Agreement and Settlement in a Completely Paperless Environment

LONDON -- Guy Carpenter Guy Carpenter was fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours played by Andrew Williams from 1991 to 1992. Family Tree
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 & Company Ltd., the leading global risk and reinsurance The contract made between an insurance company and a third party to protect the insurance company from losses. The contract provides for the third party to pay for the loss sustained by the insurance company when the company makes a payment on the original contract.  specialist and a part of the Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE NYSE

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: MMC See MultiMediaCard and Microsoft Management Console. ), and Amlin (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor : AML AML - A Manufacturing Language ), the leading LloydeIUs insurer, today announced that, in continuing with the successful implementation of their Electronic Claims File (ECF (Enhanced Connectivity Facilities) IBM software that allows DOS PCs to query and download data from mainframes and issue mainframe commands. It also allows printer output to be directed from the PC to the mainframe. ) initiatives in the London Market, they have completed the MarketeIUs first fully paperless claim settlement. As one of the first intermediary/reinsurer trading relationships to offer ECF, a key component of the broader London Market reform process, Guy Carpenter and Amlin will now be able to process and conduct all new claims transactions in a completely paperless environment, significantly enhancing client service.

As Guy Carpenter previously announced, ECF radically improves the current London claims process, which requires reinsurance brokers to ship paper documents from regional offices to London and then distribute them by hand for review and agreement by underwriters, resulting in service delays and the inability for all parties to easily and efficiently access claim information.

"Innovations in technology have made it possible to conduct almost any type of business transaction more effectively, more consistently and above all more efficiently than more traditional means. Guy Carpenter is proud to be at the leading edge of these initiatives and will continue to assist the London Market to maximise these developments within the Reform Programme. Our trading relationships and the natural progression to a paperless environment represents a major milestone for London, Guy Carpenter and client servicing," said Geoff Bromley, Guy CarpentereIUs Chairman of European and Asian operations.

David Turner (person) David Turner - Professor David A Turner. One of the pioneers of functional languages. He designed several languages, including, SASL (1976), KRC (1981), and Miranda, many of which were implemented using combinators and the S-K reduction machine which he defined. , AmlineIUs Claims Manager, commented, "Amlin is committed to leading in all aspects of process change, from pre-placement to claims settlement, working with our brokers to provide better quality service to our clients. As the global insurance market becomes more transparent, we anticipate that differential service standards will prove a key factor in the selection of both broker and risk carrier."

"While we have been trading electronically with Amlin since 2004, we have had to continue producing a paper file concurrently with transacting business electronically in all our trading relationships. Until now, clients and markets have not been able to reap the full benefits of ECF," said Frank Hudson, Senior Vice President, Guy Carpenter.

Mr. Hudson added, "We are pleased that we now have the ability to completely remove paper from the claims process. For the first time, there is immediacy im·me·di·a·cy  
n. pl. im·me·di·a·cies
1. The condition or quality of being immediate.

2. Lack of an intervening or mediating agency; directness: the immediacy of live television coverage.
 in the claims adjustment process, giving our clients primary access to their reinsurers and allowing Guy Carpenter further opportunities to provide a superior claims service."

Guy Carpenter and Amlin launched their ECF initiatives as part of the London Market Principles (LMP LMP left mentoposterior (position of fetus); last menstrual period.

LMP
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) market reforms programme, which outlined a broad programme for improving claims processes, facilitating faster decision-making and providing improved claims service to their clients.

Guy Carpenter & Company, Inc. is the worldeIUs leading risk and reinsurance specialist and a part of the Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. Guy Carpenter creates and executes reinsurance and risk management solutions for clients worldwide through 2,600 professionals across the globe. The firm's full breadth of services includes 16 centers of excellence in Accident & Health, Agriculture, Alternative Risk Transfer, Environmental, General Casualty, Investment Banking*, Life & Annuity, Marine & Energy, Professional Liability, Program Manager Solutions, Property, Retrocessional, Structured Risk, Surety, Terror Risk, and Workers Compensation. In addition, Guy CarpentereIUs InstratE1/2 unit utilizes industry-leading quantitative skills and modeling tools that optimize the reinsurance decision-making process and help make the firmeIUs clients more successful. Guy CarpentereIUs website address is www.guycarp.com.

Amlin plc is a recognised leader in the London insurance and reinsurance market, providing a global client base with risk management solutions. Amlin specialises in four business areas: Aviation; Marine; UK commercial; and International property and casualty insurance and reinsurance. A FTSE-250 quoted company, Amlin owns 100% of its E1bn capacity for 2006, which is written through LloydeIUs Syndicate 2001. AmlineIUs Syndicate is rated eIAeIU (Excellent) by AM Best and eIA1eIU (Stable) by MoodyeIUs.

In November 2005, the company established Amlin Bermuda, a reinsurance business capitalised at US$1 billion and rated A- (Excellent) by A.M. Best and A by Standard & PooreIUs.

* Securities or investments, as applicable, are offered in the (i) United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  through MMC Securities Corp., a US registered broker-dealer and member NASD/SIPC, and (ii) European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the

European Community
 through MMC Securities Ltd., regulated by the Financial Services Authority The Financial Services Authority ("FSA") is an independent non-departmental public body and quasi-judicial body that regulates the financial services industry in the United Kingdom. Its main office is based in Canary Wharf, London, with another office in Edinburgh.  for the conduct of investment business in the United Kingdom. Reinsurance products are placed through qualified affiliates of Guy Carpenter. MMC Securities Corp. and MMC Securities Ltd. are affiliates of Guy Carpenter.
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