Special 100th issue of its ‘Signals’ newsletter marks 25 years of loss prevention services
North P&I club has reaffirmed its commitment to loss prevention following 25 years of successfully helping members to reduce accidents and claims. The club’s pioneering loss prevention department marks with a special 100th issue of its quarterly loss prevention newsletter Signals. As well as the usual articles on topical issues and challenges facing the maritime industry, it includes a summary of North’s unique range of loss prevention guides, briefings, posters and other documents – all of which are freely available to members.
According to joint managing director Paul Jennings, ‘Our loss prevention service is highly valued by members and widely seen as one of North’s core strengths. We remain committed to helping members address operational issues, particularly where analysis of claims can identify systems and procedures that are not fit for purpose or are not being implemented as intended. Based on ongoing analysis of industry issues and claims trends, the loss prevention team will continue to provide timely and relevant technical information and advice on matters of concern to individual members and the wider membership.’
Joint managing director Alan Wilson says, ‘While the causes and incidence of claims in any given year are not within our direct control, it remains a priority for our loss prevention department to work with our claims and underwriting teams to seek to reduce exposure to unnecessary and avoidable claims for the benefit of the membership as a whole. The loss prevention department’s member review programme aims to identify members – even those with good loss ratios – who may present a higher operational risk, and to work with them to help address concerns.’
North’s loss prevention team has also developed and supported several initiatives over the years to provide high quality care for seafarers. These include pre-employment medical schemes in the Ukraine and the Philippines, a post-repatriation medical scheme for Filipino seafarers and the First Call service for members disembarking crew for medical treatment in the USA
You may read 100th issue of North P&I Club’s newsletter ”Singals” by clicking below
Source: The North P&I Club
