Since 2023, IUMI has hosted six Masterclasses in Cargo Insurance and one in Hull Insurance. Each time, I have been excited and a bit nervous because each time the courses have been different. The group of students varies hugely with participants coming from different parts of the planet. Will everyone be open-minded and happy to engage in discussion? Will we have lively exchanges and group work rather than a “one-way street” talk from the instructors? Will there be good banter among the participants and will there be some fun along the way?
Of course, our tutors have been briefed to make their sessions as lively and interactive as possible, but as Christopher Hesselbrandt, IUMI’s Education Forum Chair likes to say: “it takes two to tango”. Hence, it is also our instructors who are a little nervous prior to their sessions as we all hope for a dynamic and fun-filled three and half days. So far, we have been rewarded by wonderful groups of international students who were more than willing to get stuck in.
The next Masterclass is extra-special because it will be our first one to be held in Asia. Given Singapore’s role as an influential maritime hub, our Education Forum quickly agreed that this would be the place to host our first Asian Masterclass. We are thrilled to have an excellent group of experts lined up to teach and engage with our participants. The instructors are a combination of marine insurance practitioners, maritime lawyers and surveyors from our IUMI Professional Partners. Naturally, they will aim at making this an interactive experience where we will all learn from the tutors as well as from each student’s experience of their own individual cargo markets.
The programme will be spiced up by networking events and a visit to the Port of Singapore Innovation Centre. And I can reveal that, once again, I am excited and a bit nervous about hosting this first-time Masterclass in Singapore…but I know it will be great!
A few seats are still available, so if you would like to join us this April, find out more here:
https://iumi.com/learning/masterclass/masterclass-cargo-insurance-april-2026-singapore/
Looking forward to seeing you there!
