The work of IUMI continues to an established scheduled which includes the annual winter meeting in London each February. This year, members of the Executive Committee and Chairs of the Technical Committees, Forums and Working Group gathered with the Secretariat for a two-day meeting hosted by the International Underwriting Association.
As ever, discussion topics were varied and numerous and covered IUMI strategy and progress made towards the 2030 ambitions. Updates were received on a number of initiatives including our learning programme and our ESG activities. Policy engagement was discussed as were global insurance events in general. The meeting served as the scene-setter for the current year and a focus for IUMI’s committees to swap notes and align their workloads.
The meeting concluded with a press conference for around 15 journalists representing international shipping and insurance publications. Topics discussed included the geopolitical situation, war risks/hotspots, a market update, fake carriers and the grey wave. Our comments were widely reported across the media.
