London Club announce 6% target rise in premiums for 2026/27
The Club announced a 9% increase in entered tonnage in the first half of the year, which was mainly attributed to existing Members entering additional tonnage in the Club. Despite this increase in tonnage the Club anticipated a modest underwriting deficit for the year, mainly due to pool claims and claims above USD 1m being higher than anticipated. This underwriting ...
Continue ReadingShipowners’ Club calls for 5% General Increase for 2026 & announce new CEO
The Board observed that prior years continue to develop ahead of budget, at the same time as Pool Claims are at a high level. In order to address the imbalance between premium and claims and sustain the Club’s objective of a break even combined ratio, the Club will apply a 5% General increase for 2026 renewal, inclusive of any changes ...
Continue ReadingSteamship Mutual opens the 2026 renewal season with 8% General Increase
The Club highlighted a number of difficulties in 2025 as they head into the 2026 policy year. There has been a second successive year of high pool claim numbers, in addition to deterioration on the prior year’s pool claims, in quantum as well as in number. The Club have also seen their retained claims developing worse than budget. As such ...
Continue ReadingAt a glance – 2025/2026 P&I Renewals
Unless specifically mentioned the following is 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. GXL (reinsurance) rate changes passed on to Members unless otherwise ...
Continue ReadingNorthStandard’s Coastal and Inland class announce 6.5% General Increase
Coastal and Inland class (C&I) have broken a 14 year streak of no General Increase and announced a 6.5% rise in P&I premiums for the 2025/26 policy year. This is 1.5% higher than the GI announced by the main Club and follows a difficult year for the class who were hit by their first ever pool claim. Following 14 years ...
Continue ReadingAmerican Club announce 7% target rise in premiums for 2025/26
The American Club have announced no GI this year with rates being adjusted based on Member’s records, but subject to a target 7% rise overall for all main classes of business. The IG reinsurance adjustments will be charged in addition to any rise required. In addition to the premium uplifts the Club have announced a general deductible rise of 10% ...
Continue ReadingJapan P&I announces 7% GI for Owners P&I and Chartered entries
JPI have released their 2025/26 renewal circular which details their requirements for a 7% General Increase for their Owners P&I and Charterers Liability entries. There will be no GI for FDD entries. As always, reinsurance rate adjustments will be passed on to the Membership. The Club have had a relatively good year with their latest published combined ratio for 2023 ...
Continue ReadingShipowners Club announce nil GI for 2025/26 policy year
The Shipowners Club have bucked the trend of required increases for the 2025/26 policy year becoming the only Club to announce a nil GI. Crucially, the Club have also announced that premiums offered at renewal would be inclusive of any adjustment to reinsurance costs. This is worded to allow the Club to raise premiums where the retained premium is insufficient ...
Continue ReadingSwedish Club announce 5% General Increase for 2025/26
The Swedish Club have announced a 5% General Increase for the 2025/26 policy year which puts them very much in the middle of the pack at this renewal. This GI is only applicable to P&I premiums with no rise advised for FDD. GXL reinsurance cost rises will also be passed on to Members. In addition to the premium rise the ...
Continue ReadingBritannia announce 7.5% minimum premium increase and an estimated 12% return on gross premiums
Britannia have now released their 2025/26 renewal circular with key highlights below: A minimum rise in P&I premiums of 7.5%, no minimum rise in FDD announced. A target additional 2.5% rise in overall Club income coming from remedial action for those accounts where 7.5% is not sufficient. Minimum P&I deductibles to increase as follows: Crew USD 10,000 (up from USD ...
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