Posts tagged: General Average
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 »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 »Maersk Alabama – existing policies may not have responded to cover ransom
15 April 2009
Posted in Blog
Tagged: General Average, Gulf of Aden, Hull and Machinery, kidnap & ransom, Maersk Alabama, P&I, piracy
The Maersk Alabama made the news for many reasons after it was attacked by pirates recently, not least because it was the first American-flagged vessel to be hijacked in the Gulf of Aden. The crew was able to recapture their vessel, but the captain was taken as sole hostage on a lifeboat at sea. Uniquely, there [...]
Read more »Piracy and the effect on cargo owners
26 November 2008
Posted in Opinions
Tagged: Cargo, General Average, Gulf of Aden, Hull and Machinery, kidnap & ransom, P&I, piracy, Somalia, war
In the waters off Somalia and the Gulf of Aden, the frequency of pirate attacks has intensified over the last two years as Somalia remains without a central government. International security efforts have increased, but their presence is having minimal impact on what is unquestionably a lucrative crime. Somali pirates are making ransom demands of [...]
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 »Recent articles
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?
18 February 2011
In light of continued disease outbreaks in fish farms around the world, Aquaculture Insurance must play a vital part of any risk management strategy.
Blog
30 January 2012
As of 30 January 2012, the US has issued some important sanctions against a few major corporations and the EU has escalated its regulations on Iranian trade.
12 December 2011
On the 8 December, the Joint War Committee added Syria to its listed areas and removed three areas.
Press releases
11 May 2011
FP Marine Risks and Oceanic partnership announced, creating an expert network of marine specialists serving the Australasian retail and wholesale markets.
29 April 2010
FP Marine Risks builds direct retail business in Australasia through acquisition of specialist cargo insurance agency
Opinions
26 March 2009
26 March 2007