The Club has reported that whilst the incurred cost of current Policy Year claims on IG pool at this time of year is lower than budgeted, Club’s own claims for the 2026/27 policy year are higher than their...
The International Group have announced the finalised Group Excess of Loss (GXL) reinsurance structure and pricing for the 2026/27 policy year.
The structure...
The Club remains in a robust financial position, and will continue to take a prudent approach in a volatile risk environment, with a 5% increase on rates...
The Board has decided that entries will be reviewed and rates individually based on their risk profile, with a target of 5% minimum increase in rate on...
In response to upwards pressure on claims costs, notwithstanding limited impact of Pool claims on the Club, the Board has decided to apply a 5% General...
In consideration to the inflationary costs of claims and the burden of the increasing pool claims, the Club has decided to apply a 5% General Increase...
Whilst the Club has been focusing on Member-specific approach in the recent years, the Board of Directors has mandated an overall target increase of 8%...
In the face of retained claims quantum inflation, and increased costs of pool claims, the Club’s board will seek to address the insufficient premium level...
West, like many other Clubs, have highlighted that whilst their own claims for the 2025/26 policy year are within their initial forecast, the incurred...
The reported pool claims so far in the current Underwriting year are pointing towards a challenging pool year, whilst quantum of attritional claims continue...
When compared to the 2024/25 policy year, the Club have seen a more benign period for their retained claims in 2025/26 to date. The Club did reiterate...
The Club announced a 9% increase in entered tonnage in the first half of the year, which was mainly attributed to existing Members entering additional...
The Board observed that prior years continue to develop ahead of budget, at the same time as Pool Claims are at a high level. In order to address the imbalance...
The Club highlighted a number of difficulties in 2025 as they head into the 2026 policy year. There has been a second successive year of high pool claim...
Filhet-Allard Maritime (FAM), a leading maritime insurance broker headquartered in France, is pleased to announce the opening of its London office. This...