Latitude speaking on panels at 3rd Asia Marine Insurance Conference, 12-13 October
We are pleased to be involved with the 3rd Asia Marine Insurance Conference, being held on 12/13 October at the Excelsior Hotel in Hong Kong. Some of the industry’s most senior underwriters will be there offering their views on the industry. Charles D’Alton will be on the P&I panel and Andrew Brooker will be on both the Owner’s panel and ...
Continue ReadingIt’s our First Anniversary!!
We officially launched on 1st September 2014, one short year ago. Since then, we have: been fortunate to win new business from a dozen different countries around the world; recruited a great team comprising of 14 people in Hong Kong and Beijing; had launch parties; won awards for our branding and received recognition for our community involvement; we have travelled thousands ...
Continue ReadingLatitude receives recognition for our work with Feeding Hong Kong
As many of our clients and partners will be aware, we have been working with Feeding Hong Kong, a local food bank charity, for over a year now. Feeding Hong Kong takes surplus food that would otherwise be thrown away, and redistributes that food to charities feeding people in need all across Hong Kong. The statistics are staggering – over ...
Continue ReadingPress Release: Total Objects Provides Specialist Insurance Software to Latitude Brokers
GLOBAL XB solution creates an infrastructure to allow Latitude to manage clients, premiums, claims, IBA and compliance. LONDON, 04 August 2015- Specialist insurance software provider, Total Objects, has been chosen by Latitude Brokers, the insurance brokers specialising in the shipping, offshore and supply chain industries across Asia, to help create a robust and technologically advanced infrastructure to manage clients, premiums, claims, ...
Continue ReadingLatitude launches in Hong Kong
More than 100 shipowners and operators, insurers and lawyers turned out for the champagne launch party of Latitude Brokers in Hong Kong’s Maritime Museum. Latitude is a new retail marine insurance broking venture set up by Andrew Brooker, Tom Fulford-Smith, Charles D’Alton and Vanessa Toucas in a joint venture with Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford, one of the world’s largest ...
Continue ReadingOur (very concise) View on P&I and H&M for 2015
We were kindly asked by Tradewinds to give a short overview of how we see the H&M and P&I market in 2015. Here’s what we said in Tradewinds 9 January 2015 edition: “P&I The main themes for 2015 are diversification, regulatory effects, fixed premium and the Nairobi Convention. Diversification of IG Clubs’ product base continues, the latest being Standard Syndicate ...
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