The London P&I Club has brought together an experienced team from across its Hong Kong and London offices to cater for a growing offshore and specialist vessel book.

Combination would establish a global marine insurer positioned to thrive in the face of current and emerging challenges and opportunities posed by digitalisation, recruitment, regulation and sustainability.

The Standard Club, a leading shipping protection and indemnity mutual insurer, has announced its renewal results for 2022. 98% of the existing membership has renewed and with significant organic growth from existing members, together with a number of new members joining, the club now insures 158m gross tons having grown by 11m at renewal.

Sunderland Marine, the fixed premium insurance division of North P&I, has appointed Mia Bredenberg as Australian branch manager, effective 31 January 2022.

The Ever Given case is another reminder of the fragility of global supply chains and the importance of shipping but it raises some important questions about the challenges facing insurers when modelling for such claims, delegates attending a Nautical Institute webinar were told.

Having published its own inaugural sustainability report in 2021, Britannia P&I has created a template for its Members and other shipping companies to use as a guide to help them develop their own sustainability reports.