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The Cargo Committee is made up of cargo insurance professionals in all major markets around the world. The Committee monitors key issues impacting the cargo insurance industry and works to raise awareness and advance thought leadership consistent with IUMI’s vision and mission.

 

Cargo Committee

  • Book Review: Insuring Cargoes - A Practical Guide to the Law and Practice

    Published April 2023

    In this book review Sanjiv Singh, Head, Marine & Specialty lines, General Insurance Council of India and Chair, IUMI Education Forum shares his thoughts on the 2nd edition of Insuring Cargoes-A practical guide to law and practice​​" authored by K.S. Vishwanath which was published by Witherbys in March 2023. The book contains a wide array of topics, a tour de force on marine cargo insurance, reflecting the author’s depth and insight into the subject. There is a fine balance between law and practice. Concepts are well illustrated with examples drawn no doubt from the author’s long experience as a practitioner.

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  • Cargo Country Report 2021

    Published October 2021

    The cargo country report covers economic and trade information from various countries around the world. It is accessible to IUMI members only. Any further duplication or distribution of the content in whole or part is prohibited.  

    The report was prepared by IUMI's Cargo Committee for the annual conference in Seoul which took place online from 2-15 September 2021.

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  • Cargo Country Report 2019

    Published November 2019

    The cargo country report covers economic and trade information from various countries around the world. It is accessible to IUMI members only. Any further duplication or distribution of the content in whole or part is prohibited.  

    The report was prepared by IUMI's Cargo Committee for the annual conference in Toronto which took place from 15-18 September 2019.

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  • Cargo Country Report 2018

    Published October 2018

    The cargo country report covers economic and trade information from various countries around the world. It is accessible to IUMI members only. Any further duplication or distribution of the content in whole or part is prohibited.  

    The report was prepared by IUMI's Cargo Committee for the annual conference in Cape Town which took place from 16-19 September 2018.

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  • Cargo Country Report 2017

    Published December 2017

    The cargo country report covers economic and trade information from various countries around the world. It is accessible to IUMI members only. Any further duplication or distribution of the content in whole or part is prohibited.  

    The report was prepared by IUMI's Cargo Committee for the annual conference in Tokyo which took place from 17-20 September 2017.

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  • Guide to Marine Cargo Insurance

    Published December 2017

    This guide book published by New India Assurance Company provides an excellent introduction to marine cargo insurance, covering a wide range of relevant information, including the 2009 edition of the Institute Cargo Clauses, the current edition of the Incoterms, claims process and documentation, to name but a few. 

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  • Useful websites for the Cargo Insurance Professional

    Published December 2017

    Useful websites for the Cargo Insurance Professional.

    Updated January 2020

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Mike BrewsChair 

Horizon Underwriting Managers (Pty) Ltd 6th Floor Surrey Place 291 Surrey Avenue Ferndale, Randburg 2194 South Africa

Howard PotterVice Chair 

Aviva Global Corporate & Specialty 80 Fenchurch Street London EC3M 4AE United Kingdom

Mikaela Dahlman TammSecretary 

Insurance Sweden Karlavägen 108 P.O.Box 24043 104 50 Stockholm Sweden

Magdalena Cruz 

MAPFRE Insurance Company Carretera de Pozuelo, 50 28222 Majadahonda Madrid SPAIN

Eric De SmetPolicy Forum Liaison 

Baloise Insurance nv City Link Posthofbrug 16 2600 Antwerpen Belgium

Thomas Eßig 

R + V Versicherung AG Reinsurance Abraham-Lincoln-Park 1, Raum C516 65189 Wiesbaden Germany

Ola Hussein 

Allianz Egypt Business Park A Building A1 Cairo Festival City Ring Road New Cairo Egypt

Fumiaki Ichimura 

Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. 1-2-1 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8050 Japan

Danielle Jackson 

Falvey Insurance Group 710 Dorval Drive Unit 517 Oakville Ontario L6K 3V7 Canada

Andrew Kidd 

NTI Limited Australia

Matthias KirchnerExecutive Committee Liaison 

AXA XL Colonia Allee 10-20 51067 Cologne Germany

Max (Zhoujing) LiuJunior Observer 

Munich Re Beijing China

Sujoy Maitra 

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd. ICICI Lombard House 414, Veer Savarkar Marg Near Siddhi Vinayak Temple Prabhadevi Mumbai- 400 025 India

Nicole Pousson 

AIG Europe SA Tour CBX 1 Passerelle des Reflets 92400 Courbevoie France

Karla Scott 

The Hartford 101 Montgomery Street, Suite 2700 San Francisco, CA USA

Sibesh Sen 

HDFC Ergo General Insurance Company Limited, HDFC House 1st Floor, 165-166 Backbay Reclamation H.T. Parekh Marg, Churchgate Mumbai 400020 India

Qing (David) Shang 

Huatai P&C Insurance Company Ltd. 3rd floor annex, Huatai Financial Building No. 1101 Bocheng Road Pudong, Shanghai 200126 China

Tobias Sigurdsson 

HDI Global Specialty SE P.O. Box 22085 104 22 Stockholm Sweden

Massimo Spinetta 

Generali Global Corporate & Commercial Italy Via Fieschi, 9 16121 Genova Italy

Mark Watts 

Allied World Assurance Company, Ltd 60 Anson Road #08-01 (8th Floor) 079914 Singapore

Malmfrid WirstadJunior Observer 

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA Norway

Chris Wittoeck 

Jean Verheyen SA/NV Grensstraat/rue de la Limite 17 1210 Brussels Belgium