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UK Club announces nil General Increase for 2019

The UK Club has announced a nil General Increase with no change in standard deductibles which remain at USD12,000. As usual any change in the Group reinsurance costs will be passed onto the membership. This decision comes despite a increase in claims costs year to date and a combined ratio of 107% for the first 6 months of the 2018/19 ...

Steamship Mutual announces nil General Increase for 2019

Steamship Mutual has announced a nil General Increase for the 2019/20 year and the Club will make a capital distribution of 10% of premium paid for Class 1 P&I mutual entries in the 2018/19 policy year, in respect of vessels whose entries are renewed for the 2019/20 policy year. The Club has reduced Release Calls for P&I and FD&D as follows: ...

West 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 ...

Britannia 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 ...

THE JOINT WAR COMMITTEE ISSUES HULL WAR LISTED AREAS, 14 June 2018

Further to our blog in December 2015, the Joint War Committee in London has released the latest War Listed Area – JWLA-023 14 June 2018 – applicable to Hull War, Piracy, Terrorism and Related Perils. The only change has been to delete Jakarta from the Listed Areas, with all other areas remaining the same. Whilst it is customary for underwriters to issue ...

Another 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 ...

A 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 ...

Swedish 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.

Japan 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 ...

Shipowners’ P&I Club announces nil General Increase for 2018/9

The Shipowners’ P&I Club announced they will be seeking a nil General Increase for 2018/9 and no change in standard deductibles. Uniquely among the IG, because of the profile of their tonnage in the small ships segment, they will absorb any changes in the International Group Excess of Loss Reinsurance programme. The full circular can be found here.