North of England will not seek General Increase for 2019
The North of England P&I Club’s board of Directors have decided to not declare a general increase in P&I and FD&D premium for 2019 renewals. The Club will however undertake review of individual records and ratings to halt the ongoing decrease in ratings. Deductibles below USD25,000 for P&I Class will be increased by at least USD1,000 per deductible. FD&D deductible ...
Continue ReadingAmerican Club announces nil General Increase for 2019
The American P&I Club has announced that no General Increase will apply to both P&I and FDD classes at the upcoming renewal, citing the need to be sympathetic towards shipowners who continue to be faced by a challenging shipping market, coupled with a favourable development with respect to the club’s claims in the current year. There will be no deductible ...
Continue ReadingStandard announces nil General Increase for 2019
The Standard Club has announced that no General Increase will apply to both P&I and FDD classes at the coming renewal, despite an notable increase in claims and a small reduction in free reserves projected for the end of the financial year. The club will attempt to apply a P&I deductible increase of 10% or USD2,000, whichever is greater. The ...
Continue ReadingGard announces nil General increase for 2019
Gard has announced there will be no General Increase for both P&I and FD&D entries at 20th February 2019. There will be no change in deductibles for either class. The management has pointed to a continued, stable claims environment and an improvement in Gard’s back year claims as the reasons behind its decision, notwithstanding its free reserves have also risen ...
Continue ReadingWest of England P&I announces 5% general increase for 2019
West announces 5% general increase, citing increased “higher cost claims” and investment volatility. The West of England’s free reserves are forecast to fall for the first time in a number of years to a little under USD 300 million, following an increased frequency of higher cost claims which, compounded by continued volatility in the financial markets, have shown current premium ...
Continue ReadingBritannia P&I Club announces nil General Increase for 2019/20
The Britannia P&I Club, managed by Tindall Riley & Co, has announced it will be seeking a nil General Increase for 2019/20 year, with any changes of the International Group Reinsurance costs being passed on to Members in the usual way. The Club will also be seeking to increase minimum deductibles as follows: 2018 2019 Cargo USD12,500 USD14,000 Crew USD3,000 ...
Continue ReadingAnother Brick in the (Great) Wall for Latitude Brokers
Following our participation to the Sailors Society Hong Kong Challenge in the past 3 years, hiking across HK, we decided to take the challenge to the next level and join the Sailors Society Great Wall of China Challenge for their 200th anniversary. Two Latitude teams entered the Challenge, one from Hong Kong and one from Singapore, and we all congregated ...
Continue ReadingA very successful Festive Shipping Food Drive !
Following the success of our previous collaboration with West of England P&I Club to raise funds for Feeding Hong Kong over Christmas drinks, we have decided this year to take it up a notch and to coordinate our Second Shipping Food Drive at the same time. It was all made easy and even more beneficial to FHK thanks to the online ...
Continue ReadingSwedish Club announces nil General Increase for 2018/19
The Swedish Club joined the pack on 7th December 2017, announcing that for the 3rd consecutive year, they will not be applying a General Increase for 2018 renewal. More details will follow, but in the meantime, full details are enclosed in their Press release.
Continue ReadingJapan P&I Club announces nil General Increase for 2018/19
At their board meeting on 30th November 2017, it was decided that the Japan P&I Club will not impose any General Increase on the Advance Calls for 2018 renewal. Entries will be reviewed and adjusted as necessary depending on their claims performance, and also depending on changes in the GXL costs. The 2018 Supplementary call is set at 40%. In ...
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