Britannia returns USD10m to Members, and announces Nil General Increase for 2018
Further to Britannia Board meeting on 17 October, the Club has announced that they will not apply any General Increase on P&I and FD&D advance call at 2018 renewal. In addition, the Club will return a further USD10m to mutual Members, based on premium for ships on risk at midnight BST 17 October 2017. The Club has already redistributed USD20 ...
Continue ReadingStandard Club advises no General Increase for 2018 and return 5% for 2017
The Standard P&I Club held their board meeting in Hong Kong last week, and have now advised that they will not seek General Increase on the P&I and FD&D Estimated Total Premiums for 2018 policy year. In addition, in view of the satisfactory financial results and the increase in the reserves, the Club will return 5% of mutual call for ...
Continue ReadingWest of England announces nil General Increase for 2018
The West of England has announced they will be seeking a nil General Increase (referred to as a standard surcharge) for P&I and FD&D renewals in 2018. Group Reinsurance costs will be charged as fixed costs per GT as per existing practice. P&I deductibles will be increased by USD1000 to a minimum USD12,000 and individual entries that carry deductibles below that ...
Continue ReadingInternational Group Reinsurance (GXL) Renewal 2017
The IG Clubs have completed the negotiations for the GXL renewal for the 2017 policy with a favourable result for owners. The IG Clubs pass on savings (and increases) to their Members at cost, so any reduction will translate directly to owner Members in their 2017 renewals. The Clubs increased their retention to USD10m at 20 February 2016 which remains ...
Continue ReadingSwedish Club announces nil General Increase for 2017
The Swedish Club has announced they will be seeking a nil General Increase for the 2017 renewals. The Club will not increase deductibles or make other changes to the cover, aside from increasing the FD&D limit to USD10m (up from USD5m). No further information was provided, but the full Circular can be found here.
Continue ReadingPress Release: Latitude Brokers launches PILOT
Latitude Brokers launches Hong Kong, 29 November 2016 – Latitude Brokers, the Asia based marine insurance specialist, have launched PILOT – the first online P&I Club comparison tool. In time for the 2017 P&I renewal season, PILOT distils critical information for each IG Club in to an efficient, live and interactive format allowing owners to easily compare their Club’s performance, ...
Continue ReadingAt a glance – IG Club General Increases for 2017
The following is solely 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 or use for real time data comparison: American Club – 0% for ...
Continue ReadingNo General Increase for London Club for 2017
The London Club will be focusing on individual Members’ record and exposure for 2017/18 renewal, and no General Increase will be set on the P&I and the FD&D entries. The release calls on both classes for 2017/18 is 15%. Any adjustment to the IG reinsurance costs programme will be applied to the Members in the usual fashion. The release calls ...
Continue ReadingJapan P&I Club announces nil General Increase for 2017
The Japan P&I Club has announced they will be seeking nil General Increase for the Advanced Call for the 2017 policy year, with the Supplementary Call remaining at 40% of the Advanced. FD&D entries will also be subject to a nil General Increase. In addition, the Club has updated the Release Calls on open years as follows: 2017 – 45% 2016 ...
Continue ReadingNorth of England announces nil General Increase for 2017 and 5% Credit on 2016 year (Updated)
Updated 26 November 2016 Since the below announcement by the Club, they have clarified that the premium credit for 2016 is not conditional upon renewing in 2017. However, for Members who do renew, the premium credit will be offset against the first instalment for 2017/8. The North of England has announced they will not be seeking a general increase in ...
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