NorthStandard announce a 5% General Increase for 2026/27 policy year
When compared to the 2024/25 policy year, the Club have seen a more benign period for their retained claims in 2025/26 to date. The Club did reiterate the point made by other Clubs that the number and value of pool claims remain high, albeit slightly lower than the previous policy year at the same point. As a result the expected ...
Continue ReadingGard will levy an average 5% premium increase for 2026 and confirms 10% OGD
The Club will return 10% of Estimated Total Call to Owners renewing with Gard for the 2026 policy year. However in view of inflation and claims costs, and the need to maintain stability of in the portfolio, the Board has decided that an average 5% premium increase should be levied on ETC for 2026 renewal. Individual assessments will be made ...
Continue ReadingBritannia downgraded from A (negative outlook) to A- (stable)
On 9 December 2024 S&P announced a revised credit rating for Britannia of A- (stable), down from A (negative outlook) previously. The reasoning for this change was listed as below: “A – The Britannia Steam Ship Insurance Association Europe (Britannia or the club) is likely to reporttechnical losses again this year, with investment returns expected to deliver a modest net ...
Continue ReadingSkuld announce 5% target rise in ETC and 5% Member credit in 2025/26 renewal circular
Skuld have released their 2025/26 renewal circular with a 5% target rise in Estimated Total Call and a 5% Member’s credit being announced. As usual the Club are not imposing any General Increase and are instead using the strategy of adjusting premiums based on performance of individual Members. The 5% Member’s credit will apply to Mutual P&I premium subject to ...
Continue ReadingUK P&I Club announce 6.5% General Increase for 2025/26 policy year
UK Club have announced a 6.5% general increase for the 2025/26 renewal with the Club referencing a reduction in their own claims, compared to previous years, but increased group pool claims and uncertainty for the rest of the 2024/25 policy year. General claims inflation are also referenced with claim values expected to continue rising due to social inflation. The Club’s ...
Continue ReadingSteamship Mutual announce 5% General Increase and 12.5% capital return for 2025
Just as they did in 2023 Steamship have become the first IG Club to release their renewal circular relating to the 2025/26 policy year and have set a benchmark for other Clubs to follow. They have announced a 5% general increase to apply to all classes of business from 20 February 2025 as well as a capital distribution of 12.5% ...
Continue ReadingAmerican Club Announces 35% Supplementary Call for 2022 Policy Year
The American Club have released their 2024 circular relating to the development of closed and open policy years. The circular starts by stating that the Club has seen a small increase in gross written premium and a positive development on their closed policy years. However, with regard to the 2022 policy year, the Club have announced an unbudgeted supplementary call ...
Continue ReadingAt a Glance – 2019/20 P&I General Increase
The following is solely in respect of the Mutual P&I entries and excludes FD&D, fixed premium entries and charterer’s liability. The headline General Increase numbers are as follows and will be updated as each Club announces – click on each Club’s link to see the full GI announcement or use for real time data comparison: American Club – 0% for ...
Continue ReadingJapan P&I Club confirms Nil General Increase
The Japan P&I Club has decided that no general increase will be applied on P&I and FD&D entries, and that premium will be adjusted according to their individual loss record. Release calls and supplementary calls for the open policy years are updated as follows: 2016/17: 5% release call, no further supplementary call 2017/18: 5% release call, 40% estimated supplementary call ...
Continue ReadingThe Swedish Club announces Nil General Increase for 2019 renewal
The Club’s board anticipates the current underwriting year to be in balance and therefore to continue supporting their Members, they have advised that no general increase will be sought for 2019 P&I renewal. They want to ensure however that premiums are commensurate with exposure, and therefore Members’ premium will be adjusted according to individual exposure. The Club’s release calls remain ...
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