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Message from the President: IUMI Asia Forum - new trends in marine insurance

I am writing this issue’s message from the historic, exciting and vibrant city of Shanghai where we have been...

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IUMI 2019 is approaching fast!

This year, the Canadian Board of Marine Underwriters (CBMU) will welcome the international crowd of IUMI members to the beautiful city of Toronto. Not only does the...

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TAPA conference, Berlin, 27-28 March 2019

The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA), one of IUMI’s 19 affiliates, held its first conference of the year in Berlin on 27-28 March. The...

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Artificial Intelligence

Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) is human intelligence exhibited by machines and systems that approximate, mimic, replicate and automate, and eventually enhance,...

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Report of the 74th meeting of IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee

The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee held its 74th Session (MEPC 74) from 13-17 May 2019 under the...

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Pharmaceuticals in Transit

For the full version of this article, please click on the following link https://www.ba-ty.com/news/ Research, development and production of a drug usually lies in the...

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Report of the 106th session of the Legal Committee

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Legal Affairs Committee held its 106th Session (LEG 106) from 27-29 March 2019 and was chaired by...

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Automation and digitisation in shipping: a lack of standardisation and regulation?

The shipping industry has recently seen a large number of exciting and futuristic proposals for automated and...

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Report of the Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE 6)

The Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE), chaired by Dr. S. Ota (Japan), held its sixth session from 4 to 8 March 2019....

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People at IUMI: Rama Chandran

How long have you been associated with IUMI? I have been involved with IUMI actively as a committee member since 2017 and it has been a very rewarding...

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Surveys in the age of digitalisation

A quick look at the evolution of surveying into the digital age. Legacy of the past – joint hull survey Condition surveying of vessels has not changed...

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Report of the IMO Committee on Facilitation (FAL 43)

The IMO Committee on Facilitation held its 43rd Session (FAL 43) from 8-12 April 2019 under the chairmanship of Marina Angsell from Sweden. Two...

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Navigating Sanctions Compliance in Marine Insurance

https://www.linkedin.com/in/graham-libaert-86099a16/Lloyd’s recently urged marine insurers to review their compliance procedures around...

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New IUMI Asia Ambassador

We are delighted to announce that on 22 May 2019, during IUMI’s second Asia Forum in Shanghai, we appointed a new additional ambassador for Asia, Agnes Choi. Agnes has...

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34th Marine Forum, Kievits Kroon, South Africa, 10-11 May 2019

Once again a great crowd of marine underwriters from South Africa, neighbouring countries and around the world gathered in Kievits...

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Second IUMI Asia Forum in Shanghai

The second IUMI Asia Forum was held in partnership with the Shanghai Institute of Marine Insurance (SIMI) on the 22-23 May. It was a huge success with over 300...

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Loss Ratio mitigation through recoveries

A case study on how to integrate recoveries with surveys from day one in order to improve the speed and the result of recovery, mitigating the portfolio loss...

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Let the shippers be aware!

A shipper’s responsibility and liability regarding the disclosure of dangerous goods has been focused on following certain recent incidents and accordingly so has a...

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IMO 2020 from an H&M perspective

With an anticipated 90 to 95% of vessels initially expected to use low sulphur bunkers rather than scrubbers to comply with the IMO's 0.5% sulphur cap due to...

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Q&A with Andrew Bardot and Nick Shaw, International Group of P&I Clubs

In a nutshell, how would you describe the main role of the International Group of P&I Clubs (IG)? The core roles of the...

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