20th International P&I Conference
On behalf of the Piraeus Marine Club BoD, Maria S. Prevezanou (Treasurer), organized the 20th International P&I Conference on 28th January 2021, which this year due to the COVID-19 restrictions was in the form of a Webinar.
The event proved to be as informative, insightful and enjoyable as ever with over 460 viewers from various sectors of the Shipping community.
We would like to thank once again all our members and friends for their generous sponsorships and donations which will greatly assist the financials of our Club these challenging times.
SPONSORS
20th International P & I Conference (WEBINAR)
28th January 2021
PROGRAM
14:00 Opening Address :
Ms. Irene S. Daifas – CEO – Stavros Daifas Maritime Co. SA. – President of the BoD of the PMC
14 :05
Ms. Maria S. Prevezanou – Director – Evmar Marine Services Ltd. – Treasurer of the BoD of the PMC /
Organiser of the Conference
14:15
Introduction by the Chairman of the meeting : Mr. Lou Kollakis – Honorary Chairman
Chartworld Shipping Corp.
14:20 Topic No 1 :
In what ways has the COVID-19 pandemic affected the way in which P&I insurers
conduct their business? Which are merely ephemeral, and which are likely to endure?
Moderator:
Mr. George D. Gourdomichalis
Managing Director
Phoenix Shipping & Trading S.A
Speakers :
Mrs. Alexandra Couvadelli
Senior Claims Directorof P&I and FD&D
The UK Club
Mr. Kjell-Åke Augustsson
Senior Vice President, Head of Skuld Piraeus
Skuld
Mr. James Bamforth
Head of Claims, Claims Manager
The Swedish Club
Mr. Stephen Martin
Executive Chairman
Steamship Insurance Management Services Ltd
Questions & Answers
15:05 Topic No 2:
How sustainable are the individual Clubs and IG current competition practices in regard to premium rating, renewal policies and the continuing subsidy of underwriting losses from investment income, given relentlessly rising Pool claims, the negative effect of COVID-19 on several sectors of the shipping industry and the uncertainties of the global economy going forward?
Moderator :
Mr. Dinos Caroussis
Director
Chios Navigation ( Hellas ) Ltd.
Speakers :
Mr. Paul Jennings
CEO
The North of England P&I Association Limited
Chairman of the International Group of P&I Clubs
Mr. Tom Bowsher
Group CEO
West of England Insurance Services SA
Mr. Rolf Thore Roppestad
CEO
Gard AS
Mr. Steve Roberts
Director
The London P&I Club
Mr. Dimitris Batalis
General Manager – Greece
The Shipowners Club (SOP)
Questions & Answers
16:00 Topic No. 3:
Looking back over the twenty years since the first Seminar, how is the P&I world
different from how it was then? Is it better, or worse, from the shipowner’s point of view?
Looking forward, what are the major challenges which will confront the P&I world in the years to come?
Moderator :
Mr. Lou Kollakis
Honorary Chairman
Chartworld Shipping Corp.
Speakers :
Mr. Joe Hughes
CEO
The American Club
Mr. Philip Stephenson
Regional Claims Director
The Standard Club
Mr. Konstantinos Samaritis
Divisional Director
Britannia Steam Ship Insurance Association Limited
Questions & Answers
16:45 Closing remarks by the Chairman Mr. Lou Kollakis
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