Articles from May 2011:
FP and Oceanic announce partnership
11 May 2011
Posted in Press Releases
Tagged: Australia, marine insurance
FP Marine Risks, a Lloyd’s broker, today announced its partnership with Queensland-based Oceanic Marine Risks. The partnership between two of Australia’s leading independent marine insurance brokers will create an expert network of marine specialists serving the Australasian retail and wholesale markets. Maria Dwyer, managing director of Oceanic, says: “We have worked closely with FP Marine [...]
Read more »Radioactive ships and cargo – the insurance industry should provide cover
5 May 2011
Posted in Blog
Tagged: Cargo, clauses, Hull and Machinery, insurers, nuclear radiation, shipowner, specialist, underwriting
In light of the Japanese earthquake and subsequent radiation leak, the insurance industry has been very quick to point out that radioactive exclusion clauses are paramount and apply to ship and cargo owners. However, we believe that there is a commercial and humanitarian case for providing an insurance solution for some nuclear incidents. The relevant [...]
Read more »Recent articles
3 September 2012
Have recessionary risks hindered the opportunities available to Asian marine insurers? And is the future a profitable one?
20 July 2011
What has changed in the marine insurance markets over the last year? And can Assureds expect to see these soft markets continue?
Blog
6 December 2012
In recent months, three insurers have pulled out of the Hull and Machinery market as competitive pressures and a year of substantial claims take their toll.
28 November 2012
At the recent Meeting of the Association’s board of Directors, the general increase to be applied to the advance call rates for the 2013 policy year was set at 5%.
Press releases
16 April 2013
INTTRA, the world’s largest multi-carrier shipping network for ocean freight, has launched a new member service that enables shippers to purchase cargo insurance from marine insurance specialist, FP Marine Risks.
4 February 2013
Hyperion Insurance Group Limited, the international insurance intermediary group, and FP Group Limited (FP), the Hong Kong-headquartered specialist marine broking group, are pleased to announce their partnership today, with Hyperion taking a 55% stake in FP Group Limited.
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