The UK P&I Club is a marine mutual liability insurer in the United Kingdom providing P&I insurance for the global shipping industry. [1] [2] [3] The UK P&I Club is one of the 12 members of the International Group of P&I Clubs. [4] The club is one of the largest of the global P&I Clubs and in 2002 covered more than 100 million tons across 6,000 ships. [5] In 2019, the Club provided insurance for over 144 million gross tons of merchant shipping. [6]
The UK P&I Club was founded as the United Kingdom Mutual Steam Ship Assurance Association. [7] In 1886, Thomas Miller, took over the management of the club and the company Thomas Miller still manages the UK P&I Club as of 2023. [8] [9] [10]
In 2018, the insurer began the process of setting up a subsidiary in Rotterdam as a result of the Brexit. [10]
The club is responsible for the Protection and Indemnity (third party) liabilities insurance coverage for the container ship Ever Given that grounded and blocked the Suez Canal in 2021. [11] [12] The club was responsible for reaching an agreement regarding costs with the Suez Canal Authority to allow the vessel to sail in June 2021. [4] [13]
Together with Witherbys, the UK P&I Club publishes the marine reference book Carefully to Carry, which contains guidance on the safe carriage, loading and storage of cargo on cargo ships. [14] [3]
The club also provide a series of risk awareness guides for the maritime industry covering different ship types. [15]
In September 2021, with CAE and Witherbys, the club launched a safety publication entitled Maritime Team Dynamics, a safety book comparing aviation and maritime incidents. [16] [17]
The UK P&I Club is a marine mutual liability insurer in the United Kingdom providing P&I insurance for the global shipping industry. [1] [2] [3] The UK P&I Club is one of the 12 members of the International Group of P&I Clubs. [4] The club is one of the largest of the global P&I Clubs and in 2002 covered more than 100 million tons across 6,000 ships. [5] In 2019, the Club provided insurance for over 144 million gross tons of merchant shipping. [6]
The UK P&I Club was founded as the United Kingdom Mutual Steam Ship Assurance Association. [7] In 1886, Thomas Miller, took over the management of the club and the company Thomas Miller still manages the UK P&I Club as of 2023. [8] [9] [10]
In 2018, the insurer began the process of setting up a subsidiary in Rotterdam as a result of the Brexit. [10]
The club is responsible for the Protection and Indemnity (third party) liabilities insurance coverage for the container ship Ever Given that grounded and blocked the Suez Canal in 2021. [11] [12] The club was responsible for reaching an agreement regarding costs with the Suez Canal Authority to allow the vessel to sail in June 2021. [4] [13]
Together with Witherbys, the UK P&I Club publishes the marine reference book Carefully to Carry, which contains guidance on the safe carriage, loading and storage of cargo on cargo ships. [14] [3]
The club also provide a series of risk awareness guides for the maritime industry covering different ship types. [15]
In September 2021, with CAE and Witherbys, the club launched a safety publication entitled Maritime Team Dynamics, a safety book comparing aviation and maritime incidents. [16] [17]