TRUST MANAGEMENT CONSULTING

ARPC consultants are experts in the establishment and operation of product liability settlement trusts. We are able to help our clients in every aspect of managing a trust from the pre-formation process design through on-going operations, governance and audit. We have significant experience with trusts in claims processing, cash-flow management and liability valuation/assessment. We are well-versed in the needs and issues of product liability trusts, and therefore we offer a broad perspective. Even though each trust to which we consult has unique requirements and challenges, our collective experience enables us to provide unique perspective and advice to our clients. We have experience meeting with trustees and their legal representatives regarding claim and asset status, as well as various other issues for which we maintain responsibility. Many of our consultants have experience providing expert testimony regarding our work product in bankruptcy court when requested.

Our Trust Management services primarily include the following areas:

·        Liability valuation / assessment

·        Forecasting and cash flow analysis

·        Claims evaluation process design and management

·        Systems design, development, and implementation

·        Reporting to trustees and legal representatives

·        Expert testimony

Some of our representative engagements include:                                                     

(1) ARPC has been involved with each of the existing asbestos-related personal injury bankruptcies or trusts (Amatex Asbestos Trust, Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust, Owens Corning Fiberglass, Pittsburgh Corning, WR Grace, Paycor, Fuller-Austin Asbestos Trust, UNR Asbestos-Disease Claims Trust, National Gypsum Settlement Trust, Celotex Asbestos Settlement Trust, Eagle-Picher Personal Injury Settlement Trust, Fibreboard Asbestos Compensation Trust, Federal-Mogul, Western McArthur) and has been retained as expert witnesses by many of these trusts to perform liability forecasts of asbestos claims related to bankruptcy and class action proceedings, including Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust, Eagle-Picher Industries, National Gypsum, Keene, Fuller-Austin, Babcock and Wilcox, Fibreboard, 48 Insulations and Owens Corning Fiberglass.

(2) ARPC has been asked to perform operations and systems audits for active trust and claims-processing organizations.  Our work has ranged from optimizing staffing and workflows to reviewing and recommending software packages for implementation.

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