IUMI has announced the nomination of Frédéric Denèfle, Managing Director at GAREX, as a candidate for the role of IUMI President. Frédéric’s history with IUMI is extensive, serving on the Executive Committee between since 2018 after a few years as Legal and Liability Technical Committee Chair. He is a member of the French Marine law association and France Assureurs (French Insurance Professional association).

The current President, Richard Turner, ends his full four-year term at this year’s IUMI annual conference in Chicago. In accordance with the Articles of Association, IUMI’s President is elected by the IUMI Council. 

Frédéric’s nomination as the next IUMI President will be considered by the Council and a formal announcement will be made once the Council has voted.

The IUMI Council will also be approving the new Articles of Association, which will contain a new role - Vice President. If elected by the Council, the first VP will be Kosuke Hashimoto, the current Vice Chair of the Executive Committee and General Manager of Marine Underwriting at Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance.