Newsletter Safe decarbonisation and alternative fuels Your Content Goes Here The China Merchants Group and co-organised by the Hong Kong Transport and Logistics Bureau, BIMCO, ISC and HKSOA. With the aim of deepening mutual understanding in global shipping, the Forum helps to shape a more The post World Maritime Merchants Forum (WMMF) appeared first on IUMI.| IUMI
Newsletter Safe decarbonisation and alternative fuels Your Content Goes Here Since 2020, IUMI has offered two bursaries on the Marine Insurance Law & Practice Postgraduate Diploma course at the World Maritime University (WMU). Our bursaries cover 75% of the tuition fees and are awarded to The post IUMI awards two WMU bursaries appeared first on IUMI.| IUMI
Newsletter Safe decarbonisation and alternative fuels Your Content Goes Here Congratulations to four recent candidates who have successfully passed the IUMI Tutorial examinations: Jo Sato, Sompo, Japan: Cargo Exam March 2025 Alex Jones, RSA, UK: Hull Exam March 2025 Maurizio Parodi, SIAT Società Italiana Assicurazioni The post Congratulations! appeared first on IUMI.| IUMI
Newsletter Safe decarbonisation and alternative fuels Your Content Goes Here We are delighted to welcome Ambrey Analytics, Atlantis International Services, Idwal, AlSuwaiket and AlBusaiyes Lawyers and Legal Consultants (SB) and RELY Marine & Energy Experts as IUMI Professional Partners Ambrey Analytics Insight-Led. Data-Driven. Human-Focused. Ambrey The post IUMI welcomes five new Professional Partners appeared first on IUMI.| IUMI
Newsletter Safe decarbonisation and alternative fuels Your Content Goes Here By: Maria Borg Barthet (Director) and William Stansfield (Managing Associate), Campbell Johnston Clark, an IUMI Professional Partner The law of limitation in England is primarily governed by the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime The post Recent developments in the law of limitation appeared first on IUMI.| IUMI
Newsletter Safe decarbonisation and alternative fuels Your Content Goes Here In this edition we spend some time with Stephan Hennig who is the UK Secretary of State’s Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention (SOSREP) For those not familiar with the role of SOSREP, can you The post People at IUMI: Q&A with Stephan Hennig, UK SOSREP appeared first on IUMI.| IUMI
Newsletter Safe decarbonisation and alternative fuels Your Content Goes Here By: Farah Bukhari, Senior Data Analyst, Concirrus, an IUMI Professional Partner Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer on the horizon - it’s here, and its presence in marine insurance is only set to grow. Yet The post Unlocking the power of AI in marine insurance: From data to actionable insight appeared first on IUMI.| IUMI
Newsletter Safe decarbonisation and alternative fuels Your Content Goes Here As we return to Singapore for our annual conference, we engage in conversation with Ho Kai Weng who is CEO of the General Insurance Association of Singapore, our host for this year’s event. For those The post People at IUMI: Q&A with Ho Kai Weng appeared first on IUMI.| IUMI
Newsletter Safe decarbonisation and alternative fuels Your Content Goes Here By: Ole Jørgen Eikanger, CEO, Instech Solutions AS, an IUMI Professional Partner Have you used a vendor to provide Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated risk modelling and pricing based on your portfolio? Were the results unexpected? Could The post New AI tools – are the results as expected? appeared first on IUMI.| IUMI
Newsletter Safe decarbonisation and alternative fuels Your Content Goes Here By: Hendrike Kühl, Policy Director, IUMI The annual IACS-IUMI Technical Meeting presents an excellent opportunity for IUMI to raise safety issues which ought to be considered by classification societies, and for the IACS classes to The post Collaboration in focus: IACS – IUMI Technical Meeting appeared first on IUMI.| IUMI
Newsletter Safe decarbonisation and alternative fuels Your Content Goes Here By: Julian Kirkman-Page, Head of Business Development, Russell Group, an IUMI Professional Partner Not since the days of the Cold War has geopolitics been so front of mind for businesses, insurers and governments. With the The post Geopolitics in a brave new world appeared first on IUMI.| IUMI
Newsletter Safe decarbonisation and alternative fuels Your Content Goes Here At July’s IMO Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments (III) our Secretary General, Lars Lange - who is also Chair of IQARB – presented on the work and ongoing activities of this important group. Lars The post International Quality Assessment Review Body (IQARB) appeared first on IUMI.| IUMI
Newsletter Safe decarbonisation and alternative fuels Your Content Goes Here By: Emily Lepore, Claims Analyst, Verisk, an IUMI Professional Partner The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in 2024 was an unusual but profoundly impactful moment for the marine insurance world. After a power The post When infrastructure fails: Rethinking marine and specialty risk after the Baltimore Bridge collapse appeared first on IUMI.| IUMI
Newsletter Safe decarbonisation and alternative fuels Your Content Goes Here By: Mohamed H. Farghaly, Managing Director and CEO, Suez Canal Insurance and a member of the IUMI Loss Prevention Committee Heat damage to agricultural cargoes continues to generate costly claims in marine insurance, despite being The post Preventing heat damage to agricultural cargoes: Reducing avoidable claims through better fuel management appeared first on IUMI.| IUMI
Newsletter Safe decarbonisation and alternative fuels Your Content Goes Here By: Sijian Xin, General Manager and Qingyi Ning, Manager of Risk Consulting Department, Frad Risk Management, an IUMI Professional Partner There's a fundamental divergence in objectives between insured parties and the insurance industry regarding shipping The post Packaging redesign and increased cargo damage appeared first on IUMI.| IUMI
Newsletter Safe decarbonisation and alternative fuels Your Content Goes Here By: Tiffany Loh, Marine Claims Technical Manager, QBE Insurance and a member of the IUMI Loss Prevention Committee In recent years, flexitanks have emerged as an increasingly popular solution for transporting bulk liquid cargoes, offering a cost-effective, The post Reliable liquid transport for a safer supply chain appeared first on IUMI.| IUMI
Newsletter Safe decarbonisation and alternative fuels Your Content Goes Here By: Jeremy Domballe, Associate Director – Product Management, S&P Global Market Intelligence, an IUMI Professional Partner There has been an increase in cases where digital identity manipulation has been occurring, giving rise to what is The post Use of “zombie” ships appeared first on IUMI.| IUMI
Newsletter Safe decarbonisation and alternative fuels Your Content Goes Here By: Raymon Van Anrooy, Senior Fisheries Industry Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Marine insurance has long safeguarded the world's cargoes, hulls, and ports—but one of the largest ocean-dependent sectors remains The post Unlocking opportunities: Why insuring small-scale fisheries makes sense appeared first on IUMI.| IUMI
Newsletter Safe decarbonisation and alternative fuels Your Content Goes Here By: Samuel A. Markov, Director, ARM Services S.A., an IUMI Professional Partner. The marine insurance sector is undergoing a significant transformation as it adapts to increasingly complex global risks and rapid technological change. Traditional risk The post Evolving risk assessment in marine insurance appeared first on IUMI.| IUMI
Newsletter Safe decarbonisation and alternative fuels Your Content Goes Here By: Hendrike Kühl, Policy Director, IUMI Burning car carriers appear to be a regular sight on the news these days. In response to these regular and worrying incidents, IUMI published the first iteration of a The post Navigating EV shipping risks: IUMI updates best practice paper appeared first on IUMI.| IUMI
Newsletter Safe decarbonisation and alternative fuels Your Content Goes Here By: Amaury Muller, Senior Claims Handler, BARBUSS, an IUMI Professional Partner Here we explain how a time-barred complex cargo claim was successfully settled. An energy storage container was being transported from China to Chile and The post Beyond the time limit appeared first on IUMI.| IUMI
Newsletter Safe decarbonisation and alternative fuels Your Content Goes Here By: Hendrike Kühl, Policy Director, IUMI In the broader ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) debate, it is often noted that environmental issues dominate the agenda; sometimes at the expense of social and governance concerns. This imbalance The post Underwriting with eyes open: What marine insurers should know about modern slavery. appeared first on IUMI.| IUMI
Newsletter Safe decarbonisation and alternative fuels Your Content Goes Here By: L. Levesque, CL SURVEYS, an IUMI Professional Partner Freight diversion fraud is a rapidly evolving and systemic threat within European logistics, exploiting technical weaknesses, organizational flaws, and cyber vulnerabilities across subcontracting chains and digital The post The rising sophistication of freight diversion fraud appeared first on IUMI.| IUMI
Newsletter Safe decarbonisation and alternative fuels Your Content Goes Here By Lars Lange, Secretary General, IUMI The IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee met for its 110th session from 18-27 June 2025. It was the last meeting chaired by Maite Medina from the USA. Lars Lange, IUMI The post Update on the 110th session of the IMO Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 110) appeared first on IUMI.| IUMI