Cuban Sanctions – Hull and War Insurance
UPDATE 25 October 2016 Since our original post, the US has continued to roll back the sanctions in place with the latest amendment significantly reducing the ban on vessels calling in to the US for 180 days after a call to Cuba. Essentially, if the cargo being carried to Cuba is on the latest list as an EAR99 cargo, then the ...
Continue ReadingBritannia announces nil GI for 2017 and reduces Deferred Calls for 2014 and 2015 Policy years.
Britannia P&I Club also announces no general increase on P&I and FD&D rates for 2017 renewal. At the same time, the Club is reducing 2014/15 and 2015/16 Deferred P&I calls as follows: 2014/15: the deferred call is reduced to 35% from 45% originally, then 40% in November 2014 and 37.5% in October 2015. 17.5% was collected in October last ...
Continue ReadingThe “Longchamp” – a judgment with consequences?
General Average is commonly seen in insurance policies and other contracts in shipping industry. English law defines a general average act as any extraordinary sacrifice or expenditure voluntarily and reasonably incurred for the common safety and for the purpose of preserving the property in peril in a common maritime adventure. The York-Antwerp Rules (YAR) lay down the items allowable in a ...
Continue ReadingNil General Increase for SOP whilst Skuld confirms Return Premium and Steamship is considering
The Shipowners P&I Club has just opened the ‘General Increase announcement’ season by releasing their half-year financial results, which shows an increase in the Club’s free reserves to USD291.2 million as at 30 June 2016. Last year, the Club announced that they will change their financial year from 20th February to 31st December, and after reporting free reserves as at ...
Continue ReadingKey market needs to ‘substantially improve’ efficiency – Our Comments
This article first appeared in Business Insurance. The marine insurance market in Singapore needs to ‘substantially improve its efficiencies to continue writing business at a profit’ as margins are squeezed by the current soft market, according to a prominent broker. Andrew Brooker, founding partner of marine specialist Latitude Brokers, told Insurance Business that the marine market faces a tough challenge ...
Continue ReadingLatitude coordinates the First Shipping Food Drive for Feeding Hong Kong
In June, Latitude Brokers coordinated the First Shipping Food Drive for Feeding Hong Kong. Feeding Hong Kong work with food retailers, distributors and manufacturers to rescue surplus that would otherwise be discarded and re-distribute it to the people in need. But from week to week, the volumes of food donated to Feeding Hong Kong go up and down and the ...
Continue ReadingInsurance impact of South China Sea ruling
This article can be found here and originally appeared in Insurance Business on 14 July 2016 The decision by an international tribunal to rule against Chinese claims to rights in the South China Sea should have a limited impact on the insurance market, a marine specialist has said. The Permanent Court of Arbitration, based in The Hague, ruled that there ...
Continue ReadingOil and shipping markets on edge after South China Sea ruling – Our Comments
Full story from Reuters can be found here or at www.reuters.com “Global oil and shipping markets reacted nervously on Tuesday after an international arbitration court ruled against Beijing’s claims across large swathes of the South China Sea, fuelling geopolitical tensions in the vital waterway. A tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, found China had breached the sovereign rights of the Philippines ...
Continue ReadingLatitude launches in Singapore
We are delighted to announce the opening of Latitude Brokers Pte Ltd in Singapore. We are very pleased to have received approval from the MAS and are excited to be at the centre of Singapore’s vibrant shipping and insurance market. The new operation will be focusing on the operators, traders and offshore contractors within Singapore and, in conjunction with Latitude’s ...
Continue ReadingClaims Alert – Fraudulent Bank Accounts (updated again 22 April 2016)
UPDATE 22 APRIL 2016 Further to our advices below, we have received another alert from the International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC), a specialist professional indemnity insurer for the transport industry, which shows that the fraudsters continue to find different and elaborate ways to deceive clients in the marine industry. The full circular is available here, but the ITIC specifically advise: ...
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