The thirteen principal underwriting associations which comprise the International Group between them provide liability cover (protection and indemnity) for approximately 90% of the world's ocean-going tonnage.
The day-to-day work of the Group is carried out through a large number of Subcommittees and Working Groups which deal with a broad range of legal, regulatory and insurance issues impacting on shipowners, operators and charterers.
You can find out more about the IG and the valuable work they do by watching the International Group's introductory
To minimise risk and improve port safety, three of the cargo handling industry's leading bodies have produced an information paper Collision Prevention At Ports & Terminals.
Speaking at the 6th Med Ports Conference in Livorno (Italy) last month, TT Club's Andrew Huxley highlighted that cyber activity is a daily operational risk which needs to be addressed urgently.
UK P&I Club, one of the leading shipping protection and indemnity mutual insurers and TT Club, the leading international transport, freight and logistics insurance provider, have welcomed the amendment to the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on the requirement that containers have a verified gross mass before being loaded onto a ship.
