150 years of IUMI: Berlin Conference 2024

Lloyd’s Open Form is the most commonly used contract for international marine salvage. This important contract has recently been revised and re-published by Lloyd’s. In this podcast we are joined by Alistair Johnston from law firm CJC and Nick Coleman from Gard (Nick is also Chair of the IUMI Salvage Forum) to take a fresh look at the LOF and what the revision means for marine insurers and others.

This year’s conference will celebrate 150 years of IUMI alongside the usual lively discussion of topical marine insurance issues. Three days of debate, information sharing and networking is scheduled for Berlin starting on Sunday 15 September. In this podcast we hear from Tobias Braun whose organisation VHT is jointly hosting the conference along with GDV. Lars Lange also joins to explain the additions and innovations to this year’s agenda. Listen to what IUMI has in store for Berlin in September

Following the attacks on shipping in the Red Sea area, Jakob Larsen, Head of Maritime Safety and Security at BIMCO shares his thoughts on the current situation and provides insights relevant to marine underwriters.

In this podcast we are joined by John Woods, a Partner with Clyde & Co in New York and Alex Mican, Head of Global Strategy and Growth at PCS Verisk – both are IUMI Professional Partners. We discuss the context of the Baltimore Bridge incident and delve into the possible impact and knock-on effects for marine insurance.

Mariella Dauphinee,  Marine Claims Leader at Coast Underwriters (an Intact Insurance Company) and IUMI Executive Committee member outlines the current restrictions in the Panama Canal and how that is impacting shipping. She discusses this in the wider context of other geopolitical events to highlight the potential effect on global trade.

In this podcast we are joined by Michele Cibrario from SwissRe and Vice Chair of our Offshore Energy Committee. Michele discusses the general shift in the energy markets from fossil fuel to renewables with a focus on the offshore industries. He then drills down into the implications and opportunities for marine underwriters giving ample advice and food for thought.

In IUMI’s 150th year, we invite Secretary General, Lars Lange to reflect on how the association has evolved over the past century and a half to remain the bedrock of global marine insurance. Lars discusses the modern association and also gives us an insight into what the future might hold for IUMI.

In most countries, there are strict laws against discrimination but it is fair to say that embracing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) in its fullest sense is still largely voluntary. A raft of studies have shown how adopting the many facets of DEIB can dramatically impact job performance, job turnover and work absences and, as importantly, the positive effect it has on a company’s strategy and decision making process as well as on individuals themselves. In this podcast we explore DEIB within the marine insurance community and to do that we are joined by three senior IUMI representatives who are Anneke Kooiman, Patrizia Kern-Ferretti and Sean Dalton.

Our Cargo Masterclass is becoming an essential training tool for marine insurance professionals and is now a central element to our education activities. In this podcast, we are joined by the Chair of our Education Forum, Christopher Hesselbrandt and also by Annemieke Boon from DUPI Underwriting who participated, as a student, in our recent Cargo Masterclass. Together, we discuss IUMI’s education ambitions and we hear, first hand, what it is like to participate as a student. We also give details of our next Cargo Masterclass which is planned for April 2024 in London.

Our latest podcast features Jun Lin and Astrid Seltmann from the Facts & Figures Committee who discuss the state of marine insurance within the wider context of the macro-economy and the shipping and offshore energy sectors. They draw on the presentations they gave at the conference in Edinburgh to provide insight and analysis to this year’s marine insurance statistics compiled by the IUMI Facts & Figures Committee.