Japan P&I Club 2015 General Increase announced
The Japan P&I Club has today announced their General Increase for the 2015 year, as follows: 1. Mutual P&I entries – the Club will apply a 3% increase to the Advanced Call, with the Supplementary Call remaining static at 40%; 2. Charterers entries – the Club will apply a 5% increase; 3. FD&D entries – the Club will not apply ...
Continue ReadingAll IG P&I Clubs 2015 General Increases – Highlights
The following is solely in respect of the Mutual P&I entries and excludes FD&D, fixed premium entries and charterer’s liability. Now that all Clubs have announced, the headline General Increase numbers are as follows: American Club – 4.5% * Britannia – 2.5% Gard – 2.5% Japan – 3% London – 6% * North of England – 4.75% * Shipowners – ...
Continue ReadingThe Strike Club announces 2015 General Increase
The Strike Club has announced its general increases for the 2015 year for the various Classes that it writes to owners and charterers, as follows: Mutual cover for Classes I and II (shore related risks) – 10% general increase with a 30% release call set for 2015 Mutual cover for Class III (ship related risks) – 5% general increase with ...
Continue ReadingSkuld P&I Club announces 2015 ‘Premium Structure’
As in recent years, Skuld’s position with regard to General Increases is unique within the IG in that they believe in adjusting each Member’s base premium upon a number of factors rather than a General Increase which is then adjusted for record. Those factors are as follows: i. statistical records taking into account claim costs, types of claim, claims trends as ...
Continue ReadingLondon P&I Club announces 2015 General Increase
A.Bilbrough & Co, managers of the London P&I Club, have announced the Club will seek a general increase of 6% in Annual Call Rates for the 2015/6 Policy Years for both mutual P&I and FD&D entries. The Club will increase P&I deductibles that are below USD15,000 by USD2000, with FD&D deductibles remaining unchanged. The Club have set Release Calls for ...
Continue ReadingAmerican P&I Club 2015 General Increase announced
The American Club has announced a 4.5% General Increase will apply to all mutual premium P&I entries in 2015. This shall be placed against the Estimated Total Premium. The following classes will also be subject to a 4.5% General Increase: Mutual and Fixed premium FD&D Fixed premium P&I Damage to Hull (DTH) for charterers cover In addition, all deductibles will ...
Continue ReadingStandard P&I Club announces 2015 General Increase
The Standard Club has announced a 5% general increase will be applied to all mutual P&I premiums at the 2015 renewal. All deductibles will increase by 10% and, importantly, the Club will now apply deductibles to correspondent’s, survey and legal fees. A change to the Club Rules will be made to reflect this. Steel pre-loading surveys will only be paid ...
Continue ReadingNorth of England Club 2015 General Increase announced
North of England have announced a 4.75% General Increase for all P&I mutual entries for 2015, which is broken down between a minimum mandatory increase per member of 2.5% and an increase for record. The General Increase reflects the Club’s increase in Pool contributions which has risen to a more comparable level with the Club’s tonnage as a result of ...
Continue ReadingWest of England 2015 General Increase announced
For Mutual entries, the Board have agreed on a 2.5% General Increase on P&I Advance Calls and nil General Increase on FD&D Advance Calls. The forecast additional calls for both classes are set as the same level as the past 2 years, ie 35% of Advance calls, payable in August 2016. This effectively means that the General Increase on the ...
Continue ReadingShipowners P&I Club 2015 General Increase announced
The Shipowners’ P&I Club has announced a “nil” general increase for the 2015 renewal following the issuance of a strong half-year report. The report (unaudited) shows a higher gross earned premium versus the same point last year despite the club’s withdrawal from the Pacific North West fishing sector. The underwriting shows a small policy year surplus to date and improvements ...
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