Tag: IUMI

Data and digitalisation will become an even more important issue for shipping and will be one of top priorities for the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI), was the key message of IUMI President Richard Turner, after setting the Union's priorities for his term of office.

Sean Dalton, IUMI Cargo Committee Chair and Head of Marine Underwriting NA, Munich Reinsurance America, Inc., and Pascal Dubois, IUMI Loss Prevention Committee Chair and Head of Marine France, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, talk about major fires on cargo ships are turning out to be a rising concern, which often leads to loss of life, damage to the ship and cargo, while it can also have important environmental impact.

Uwe-Peter Schieder, Loss Prevention Manager at GDV (German Insurance Association - Gesamtverband der Deutschen Versicherungswirtschaft) and Vice-Chair of IUMI’s Loss Prevention Committee, provides his comment on securing containers on deck of a container ship. Technical aids for detecting resonance in a timely manner are being developed, but a decisive breakthrough has not been reached as of yet.

IUMI, the International Union of Marine Insurance, forces refineries to test on low sulphur fuels ahead of the introduction of the global sulphur cap on 2020. IUMI stated that fuel testing is undertaken by the end-user but this has to change. IUMI is calling for regulation that obliges refineries to guarantee the quality of their fuel and for vessel operators to improve their systems, processes and training to protect their vessels against the potential impact of using low sulphur bunkers.

During IUMI's conference in Cape Town, Astrid Seltmann, Vice Chair of the IUMI Facts and Figures Committee gave updates on the macroeconomic environment and shipping market and the global marine insurance market. As IUMI stated the market environment is improving in all fields. Yet, sustainability of results can only be maintained by a risk evaluation taking into account all risk aspects.

Fuel quality and safety was high on the agenda during MSC 100 in early December. On the occasion, IUMI highlighted that biofuels are not properly catered for under the ISO standard 8217 and urged IMO to encourage ISO to embark on the urgent amendment of the ISO 8217 to deal with biofuels and the 2020 sulphur cap.

The short video, published by the International Union of Marine Insurance, provides an overview of the Union's work since 1874 when international trade was growing and new markets were emerging. Operating at the forefront of marine risk, IUMI gives a unified voice to the market, tackling industry issues and challenges through effective representation and lobbying activities. 

On the sidelines of the International Union of Marine Insurance’s (IUMI) annual conference in late September, cyber security firm Naval Dome called on marine insurers to revoke the controversial 'Clause CL 380' and implement policies that insure against the risk of cyber-attacks on ship systems.

Sean Dalton, the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) Cargo Committee Chair, reported that the marine cargo market is still the largest commercial marine line of business in terms of premium income. However, 2017 was the worst year for natural catastrophe losses in the history of the insurance industry. 

Richard Turner, European Director of Global Risk Solutions at RSA Insurance Group, has been elected as the new President of the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI), on the final day of the Union's annual conference in Cape Town, on 19 September.