Posts tagged: claims
What freight forwarders should look for in their liability insurance
14 July 2011
Posted in Articles
Tagged: claims, defence, errors & omissions, freight forwarders, General Average, liability insurance, marine insurance
Written by FP Marine Risks and first published in HeavyLift Magazine, July 2011 When it comes to insurance, we only tend to find out the inadequacies of our cover when we make a claim. For example, when we purchase car insurance we may perhaps choose the cheapest option, but when we have to make a [...]
Read more »Underwriting, underwriting, underwriting – An Asian broker’s perspective
8 September 2010
Posted in Articles
Tagged: Asia, capacity, claims, economy, insurers, IUMI, premiums, recession, trade, underwriting
First published in the September 2010 issue of the Asia Insurance Review On the face of it, the global economic slump created conditions that should have left marine insurance clients bearing the brunt of a hardening market and spiralling premiums. But according to Mr Philip Bilney, Group Executive Director, FP Marine Risks, not only did [...]
Read more »Confusion remains over marine kidnap and ransom insurance
1 August 2009
Posted in Articles
Tagged: claims, General Average, Gulf of Aden, Hull and Machinery, kidnap & ransom, piracy, premiums, risk, shipowner, specialist, war
First published in the August 2009 edition of Ships and Shipping The maritime news continues to be filled with articles about pirate attacks in the Gulf of Aden, while piracy also continues less reported in several other key areas such as Nigeria, the Philippines and Brazil. There has been some discussion, and perhaps confusion, about [...]
Read more »World insurance markets not yet hardening in response to the global recession
19 February 2009
Posted in Blog
Tagged: charterer, claims, hard market, IUMI, recession, shipowner
In January, IUMI (International Union of Marine Insurance), warned of bleak times ahead as the industry prepared to face the impact of a global slowdown. Slowing demand and lower freight rates are forcing shipowners and charterers to cut costs and find efficiencies. Inevitably, marine insurers will feel the effects through increasing claims, and pressure on [...]
Read more »Claims expected to rise as recession deepens
19 February 2009
Posted in Blog
Tagged: Cargo, claims, commodity prices, recession, shippers
We have not witnessed any significant increase in the number of claims since the first signs of a recession last year. However, it is commonly the case that claims do rise in slowing economies and we expect to see that trend returning this year. Lowering worldwide consumer demand has already heavily impacted commodity prices. Profit [...]
Read more »No time for risk taking
15 January 2009
Posted in Articles
Tagged: Advanced Loss of Profits, Cargo, claims, Delay in Start Up, freight forwarders, FSL, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, insurers, losses, premiums, recession, reinsurance, risk, soft market, specialist, underwriting
First published in the January / February 2009 edition of Heavy Lift Magazine The global economic gloom is casting its shadow over insurance like everything else, with sharp rises in premiums likely across the board in the near future. We asked logistics-industry insurance expert Philip Bilney* why reducing cover is not a good idea. Can [...]
Read more »Feeling undervalued?
12 April 2006
Posted in Articles
Tagged: claims, General Average, insurers, losses, salvage, ship valuation, shipowner, underinsured
This article was published in Asia Pacific Shipping, April 2006. Andrew Brooker, Associate Director of FP Marine Risks, a leading marine insurance broker based in Hong Kong, explains: “The S&P market can have a huge impact on the ability of shipowners to receive full reimbursement from their insurers in the event of certain types of [...]
Read more »Hurricanes Rita and Katrina – heralding the next hard market?
26 October 2005
Posted in Opinions
Tagged: capacity, claims, hard market, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita
Whenever the insurance market suffers a major loss there almost immediately follows a chorus of rhetoric proclaiming the start of the next hard market. And so it is with this year’s US Gulf hurricanes. But is this a lot of noise being made by those who would talk-up the market, or does it reflect a [...]
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.
Opinions
26 March 2009
26 November 2008