IUMI 2022
Chicago Conference
PROGRAMME
TIMETABLE
17.09 – 22.09.22
| Time | Event | Speaker | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.00 – 14.30 | Education Forum | IUMI Education Forum members only | Great America I&II, 6th Floor |
| 12.00 – 17.00 | Registration/Hospitality Desk | Registration Desk – 7th Floor | |
| 15.00 – 17.00 | Audio Visual Preview | For all conference speakers | |
| 15.00 – 17.30 | Secretaries Meeting | Lincolnshire I&II, 6th Floor | |
| 18.30 | Meet for President’s Dinner – Coaches to the Restaurant | by Invitation only | |
| 19.00 | Cocktails | by Invitation only | Tortoise Supper Club |
| 19.30 – 22.30 | President’s Dinner | by invitation only | Tortoise Supper Club |
| Time | Event | Details/ Speaker | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08.00 – 18.00 | Registration/Hospitality Desk | Registration Desk – 7th Floor | |
| 12.00 – 18.00 | Press Room | Sheffield – 4th Floor | |
| 09.00 – 17.00 | Audio-visual preview | For all conference speakers | Minnesota – 6th Floor |
| 09.00 – 17.00 | Committee Meetings | Coffee served in the committee rooms | |
| 09.00 – 10.00 | Nominating Committee | Wisconsin – 6th Floor | |
| 09.30 – 12.30 | Cargo Committee | Great America I&II – 6th Floor | |
| 09.30 – 12.30 | Ocean Hull Committee | Purdue – 6th Floor | |
| 09.30 – 12.30 | Inland Hull, Fishing Vessels and Yachting Committee | Michigan – 6th Floor | |
| 09.30 – 12.30 | Facts and Figures Committee | Northwestern/Ohio State – 6th Floor | |
| 09.30 – 12.30 | Legal and Liability Committee | Michigan State – 6th Floor | |
| 09.30 – 12.30 | Loss Prevention Committee | Lincolnshire II – 6th Floor | |
| 09.30 – 12.30 | Offshore Energy Committee | Indiana/Iowa – 6th Floor | |
| 10.30 – 12.30 | Executive Committee | Lincolnshire I – 6th Floor | |
| 13.00 – 14.30 | Informal lunch meeting | For President, Members of the Executive Committee, Secretary General, Technical Committee Chairs and Liaison Officers with the Press | Wisconsin – 6th Floor |
| 14.30 – 16.30 | Policy Forum Meeting | Great America I&II – 6th Floor | |
| 14.30 – 16.30 | BDD Forum Meeting | Lincolnshire II – 6th Floor | |
| 16.45 – 17.15 | Meeting for President, Secretary General and Committee Chairs for final details | Purdue – 6th Floor | |
| 17.15 – 18.15 | First Timers’ Reception | For First Timers, IPPs, EC, TC Chairs | Garden Terrace – 9th Floor |
| 18.30 | Coach transfer to welcome reception | ||
| 19.00 – 22.00 | Welcome reception hosted by AIMU | Chicago History Museum |
| Time | Event | Details/ Speaker | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09.00 – 11.30 | Optional Excursion for accompanying persons | Millennium Park Walking Tour | |
| 07.00 – 08.30 | Buffet Breakfast, Tea and Coffee for Conference Delegates | Grand Ballroom Salon III and Lobby Foyer Area of 7th Floor | |
| 07.20 – 08.30 | Speaker rehearsal in plenary | Salon I&II Grand Ballroom – 7th Floor | |
| 08.00 – 17.30 | Registration / Hospitality Desk | Registration Desk – 7th Floor | |
| 08.00 – 18.00 | Audiovisual Preview | Minnesota – 6th Floor | |
| 08.30- 11.00 | Opening Session | Salon I&II Grand Ballroom – 7th Floor | |
| 08.30 – 08.35 | Welcome, Introduction, call to order | Richard Turner, IUMI President | |
| 08.35 – 08.45 | Welcome by the Host Association | Michael Csorba, AIMU Chair | |
| 08.45 – 09.30 | Introduction of the Common Theme Including announcement of IUMI Masterclass in Cargo Insurance | Richard Turner, IUMI President Sanjiv Singh, Chair IUMI Education Forum, GIC of India, IND-Mumbai | |
| 09.30 – 10.00 | PRESENTATION BY KEYNOTE-SPEAKER 1 | Pat Ryan, Chairman and CEO, Ryan Specialty, USA-Chicago | |
| 10.00 – 10.25 | PRESENTATION BY KEYNOTE-SPEAKER 2 | RDML Wayne Arguin, Assistant Commandant for Prevention, US Coast Guard, USA-Washington | |
| 10.25 – 10.50 | IUMI Council Meeting | Salon I&II Grand Ballroom – 7th Floor | |
Report of the Secretary General
| Lars Lange, IUMI SG, Hamburg | ||
| Lars Lange, IUMI SG, Hamburg | ||
| Patrizia Kern, Chair, Nominating Committee | ||
| 10.50 – 11.20 | Coffee Break | Grand Ballroom Salon III and Lobby Foyer Area of 7th Floor | |
| 11.20 – 13.00 | Workshop „Facts & Figures“ | Salon I&II Grand Ballroom – 7th Floor | |
| 11.20 – 11.55 | Chair’s Report & Report on World Merchant Fleet and World Trade | Jun Lin, Chair Facts & Figures Committee; Gard, UK-London | |
| 11.55 – 12.40 | Global Marine Insurance Report | Astrid Seltmann, Vice Chair Facts & Figures Committee; Analyst/Actuary, Cefor, NOR-Oslo | |
| 12.40 – 12.55 | Major Claims Data Base 2022 | Dave Matcham, Chief Executive, International Underwriting Association of London IUA, UK-London | |
| 12.55 – 13:00 | Q&A and take away | Jun Lin, Chair Facts & Figures Committee; Gard, UK-London | |
| 13.00 – 14.30 | Lunch Break (participants) | Grand Ballroom Salon III and Lobby Foyer Area of 7th Floor | |
| 13.00 – 14.30 | Lunch with Keynote Speakers, Members of the Executive Committee, SG, Committee Chairs, International Observers, Liaison Officers, Affiliates and IPPs with AIMU Delegation | (seated Lunch) By invitation only | Great America I&II, 6th Floor |
| 14.30 – 17.30 | Workshop “Ocean Hull” | Salon I&II Grand Ballroom – 7th Floor | |
| 14.30 – 14.45 | Chair’s Report & Introduction | Rama Chandran, Chair, Ocean Hull Committee; QBE Insurance, SGP-Singapore | |
| 14.50 – 15.20 | War Risks in Ukraine: stranded vessels and deemed CTLs – what does the future hold? | Richard Neylon, Partner, HFW, UK- London | |
| 15.25 – 16.00 | IMO 2050, Future Fuels, Future Risks | John Walker, Managing Director, USA of ABL Group, USA- New York | |
| 16.00 – 16.30 | Coffee Break | Grand Ballroom Salon III and Lobby Foyer Area of 7th Floor | |
| 16.30 – 17.00 | Centuries of Change on the Water | Andrew Glassing, NY/NJ pilots association, USA- New York | |
| 17.00 – 17.25 | Panel Discussion / Q&A | Moderator: Ilias Tsakiris, Vice Chair, Ocean Hull Committee; American Steamship Owners Marine Insurance Company, Cyprus-Limassol Panelists:
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| 17.25 – 17.30 | Conclusion and take aways | Rama Chandran, Chair, Ocean Hull Committee; QBE Insurance, SGP-Singapore | |
| 17.30 – 18.00 | Meeting the Press | Sheffield – 4th Floor | |
| 18.30 | Walk to Secretaries Dinner | by Invitation only | |
| 19.00 – 22.00 | Secretaries‘ Dinner | by Invitation olny | RPM Seafood |
| Time | Event | Details/ Speaker | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08.45 – 15.00 | Optional Excursion for accompanying persons | Frank Lloyd Wright Tour an Lunch | Meet in the hotel lobby |
| 07.00 – 08.30 | Buffet Breakfast, Tea and Coffee for Conference Delegates | Grand Ballroom Salon III and Lobby Foyer Area of 7th Floor | |
| 08.00 – 08.45 | Speaker rehearsal in Workshop rooms | ||
| 08.15 – 18.30 | Hospitality Desk | Registration Desk – 7th Floor | |
| 08.30 – 17.30 | Audiovisual Preview | Minnesota – 6th Floor | |
| 08.45- 11.00 | Concurrent Workshop “Offshore Energy” | Salon II Grand Ballroom – 7th Floor | |
| 08.45 – 09.00 | Chair’s Report & Introduction | Frank Streidl, Chair, Offshore Energy Committee; Zurich Global Energy, UK-London | |
| 09.05 – 09.15 | IPP Presentation: From “US Point” to Shining “US Point” – what offshore wind underwriters need to know about the Jones Act | Corey Greenwald, Clyde & Co, USA – New York | |
| 09.20 – 09.40 | Advancing Climate Solutions: ExxonMobil’s Approach to the Energy Transition | Matt Kolesar, Chief Environmental Scientist, ExxonMobil, USA – Irving | |
| 09.45 – 10.05 | The Winds of Change – Offshore Wind Market Growth in the United States Including Supply Chain and Technical Challenges | Dr Bader Diab, Chief Operating Officer, ABL, USA-Houson | |
| 10.10 – 10.30 | Adaptation and Mitigation of Climate Change: Roles of Energy Sectors | William Cho, Director of Claims and Client Advocacy, CAC Specialty, Houston, USA | |
| 10.35 – 10.55 | Panel Discussion / Q&A | ||
| 10.55 – 11.00 | Conclusion and Take Aways | Frank Streidl, Chair, Offshore Energy Committee; Zurich Global Energy, UK-London | |
| 08.45 – 11.00 | Concurrent Workshop “Inland Hull, Fishing Vessels and Yachts” | Salon I Grand Ballroom – 7th Floor | |
| 08.45 – 09.00 | Chair’s Report and Introduction | Tore Høisæther, Vice Chair, IFY Committee; Fender Marine AS, Norway- Bergen | |
| 09.05 – 09.15 | Insuring Against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing: A Data Tool to Support Risk Assessments and Due Diligence | Lindsay Getschel; Outreach and Engagement Associate; Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance, UK-London | |
| 09.20 – 09.40 | How risk based capital supports the Yacht Market | Brian Stroop; Guy Carpenter, Head of US Global Marine & Energy Specialty; USA-New York | |
| 09.45 10.05 | Commercial Vessel Safety | Joseph Myers; USCG Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance, Chief, Fishing Vessel Safety Division, USA-Washington DC | |
| 10.10 – 10.30 | Enabling Green Energy Security – Ports to Projects | Greg Lennon, American Bureau of Shipping ABS, USA-Houston | |
| 10.35 – 10.55 | Q&A |
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| 10.55 – 11.00 | Conclusion and Take Aways | Tore Høisæther, Vice Chair, IFY Committee; Fender Marine AS, Norway- Bergen | |
| 11.00 – 11.30 | Coffee Break | Grand Ballroom Salon III and Lobby Foyer Area of 7th Floor | |
| 11.30 – 11.40 | “Meet the Sponsors” IUMI President + AIMU Organizing Committee Representative | Salon I&II Grand Ballroom – 7th Floor | |
| 11.40 – 13.00 | Workshop „Policy Forum“ | Salon I&II Grand Ballroom – 7th Floor | |
| 11.40 – 11.45 | Chair’s Introduction | Helle Hammer, Chair, IUMI Policy Forum & Managing Director, Cefor, NO-Oslo | |
| 11.45 – 12.05 | Geopolitical and security implications of the Russia-Ukraine war | Dr Dominick Donald, Senior Advisor, Herminius, UK-London | |
| 12.05 – 12.20 | The Russian invasion of Ukraine: Status and expected developments with impact on shipping in the Black Sea | Freddy Furulund, Director of Security & Contingency, DNK, NO-Oslo | |
| 12.20 – 12.35 | The impact of the war on marine re/insurance markets (incl. sanctions) | Suki Basi, Managing Director & Founder, Russell Group, UK-Nottingham | |
| 12.35 – 12.50 | Focus on seafarers and challenges going forward | Lene-Camilla Nordlie, Vice President, Head of People Claims, Gard; NO-Arendal | |
| 12.50 – 13.00 | Q&A | Helle Hammer, Chair, IUMI Policy Forum & Managing Director, Cefor, NO-Oslo | |
| 13.00 – 14.20 | Lunch Break (participants) | Grand Ballroom Salon III and Lobby Foyer Area of 7th Floor | |
| 13.00 – 14.20 | Meeting of the Secretary General with the Organising Committee of the 2022 Chicago Conference and with representatives of the Edinburgh (2023), Berlin (2024) and Singapore (2025) Organising Committees | (Buffet Style) By invitation only | Great America I & II, 6th floor |
| 13.00 – 14.20 | President’s Lunch | By invitation only | Lincolnshire I & II, 6th floor |
| 14.20 – 17.20 | Concurrent Workshop “Cargo” | Salon I, Grand Ballroom – 7th Floor | |
| 14.20 – 14.35 | Chair’s Report & Introduction | Isabelle Therrien, Chair Cargo Committee; Falvey Cargo, CAN-Toronto | |
| 14.40 – 14.50 | IPP Presentation: Insight into Cargo Losses | Alex Mican, PCS Verisk, USA- New Jersey | |
| 14.55 – 15.20 | Seafarer Wellness | Maurizio Borgatti, Head of Corporate Partnerships- Mission to Seafarers London, UK-London | |
| 15.25 – 15.45 | The cost of General Average: New normal? | Nick Coleman, Senior Claims Executive, Gard AS, NOR-Bergen | |
| 15.45 – 16.15 | Coffee Break | Grand Ballroom Salon III and Lobby Foyer Area of 7th Floor | |
| 16.15 – 16.40 | How emerging technologies are changing the insurance risk environment | Barry Conlon, CEO, Overhaul, USA-Austin | |
| 16.45 – 17.10 | Panel Discussion: Car carriers: Do you have a sinking feeling? | Moderator: John Barnwell, Cargo Product Lead, AIG, USA–New York
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| 17.15 – 17.20 | Conclusion and Take Aways | Isabelle Therrien, Chair Cargo Committee; Falvey Cargo, CAN-Toronto | |
| 14.20 – 17.20 | Concurrent Workshop “Legal & Liability” | Salon II, Grand Ballroom – 7th Floor | |
| 14.20 – 12.25 | Chair’s Report & Introduction | Charles Fernandez, Chair, Legal & Liability Committee; Canopius Insurance, UK-London | |
| 14.30 – 14.55 | Resolving shipping disputes in complex environments: lessons from the Russia / Ukraine and other hostile regions | Richard Neylon, Partner, HFW, UK | |
| 15.00 – 15.10 | IPP Presentation: Breaking Limitation of Liability – the New Law | Dieter Schwampe, Partner, Arnecke Siebeth Dabelstein, Germany, Hamburg | |
| 15.15 – 15.40 | Climate Change Litigation and Insurers’ Response | Jason Reeves, Partner, Zelle LLP, UK-London | |
| 15.45 – 16.15 | Coffee Break | Grand Ballroom Salon III and Lobby Foyer Area of 7th Floor | |
| 16.15 – 17.05 | Challenges of Insuring Excess Auto in Marine Liability Policies | Introduction and moderator Q&A: Brian Murphy, LLC Vice Chair, Senior Vice President, Berkley Offshore, USA-New York
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| 17.10 – 17.20 | Final Q&A, Conclusion and Take Aways | Charles Fernandez, Chair, Legal & Liability Committee; Canopius Insurance, UK-London | |
| 17.30 – 18.00 | Meeting the Press | Sheffield – 4th floor |
| Time | Event | Details/ Speaker | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08.45 – 12.00 | Optional Excursion for accompanying persons | Chicago River Architectural Boat Cruise | Meet in the hotel lobby |
| 07.00 – 08.30 | Buffet Breakfast, Tea and Coffee for Conference Delegates | Grand Ballroom Salon III and Lobby Foyer Area of 7th Floor | |
| 08.00 – 08.30 | Speaker rehearsal in Plenary | Salon I&II Grand Ballroom – 7th Floor | |
| 08.00 – 17.00 | Hospitality Desk | Registration Desk – 7th Floor | |
| 08.30 – 14.30 | Audiovisual Preview | Minnesota – 6th Floor | |
| 08.30 – 09.30 | Workshop “Big Data & Digitalization” | Patrizia Kern, Chair, Big Data & Digitalization Forum; Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, Zurich, CH | Salon I&II Grand Ballroom – 7th Floor |
| 08.30 – 09.30 | Presentations and/or panel discussion ESG and its implementation in Marine Underwriting – An overview of ESG and the role that data and tech play in making ESG tangible | Moderator: Patrizia Kern, Head Marine, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, CH-Zurich Speaker:
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| 09.30 – 12.15 | Workshop “Loss Prevention” | Salon I&II Grand Ballroom – 7th Floor | |
| 09.30 – 09.40 | Chair’s Report and Introduction | Pascal Dubois, Chair, Loss Prevention Committee; CESAM, FRA-Paris | |
| 09.40 – 10.05 | Lithium Ion batteries in cars aboard RoRo’s and car carriers | Professor Dr. Roland Görtz, University of Wuppertal, Germany | |
| 10.05 – 10.25 | Preventing plastic nurdle spills – learning from experience | Kim Jefferies, Special Advisor and Editor, Gard AS, NOR-Arendal | |
| 10.25 – 10.45 | Presentation IPP: Implementation of specific sustainability policies with cocoa traders in West African Countries | Rémi Barral, Managing Director JLB Expertises, Marseille, France | |
| 10.45 – 10.50 | Q&A and Take Aways | Pascal Dubois, Chair, Loss Prevention Committee; CESAM, FRA-Paris | |
| 10.50 – 11.20 | Coffee Break | Grand Ballroom Salon III and Lobby Foyer Area of 7th Floor | |
| 11.20 – 11.45 | Carriage of grain cargoes and the importance of oversight | Scott D. Brown, Chief Marine Risk Engineering, National Cargo Bureau NY, USA | |
| 11.45 – 12.10 | Decarbonization of the North American Ports, Risk and Reward | Margaret Kaigh Doyle, PPM™, President, Founding Director at PortVision50, USA, New York | |
| 12.10 – 12.15 | Q&A and Take Aways | Pascal Dubois, Chair, Loss Prevention Committee; CESAM, FRA-Paris | |
| 12.15 – 13.45 | Lunch Break (participants) | Grand Ballroom Salon III and Lobby Foyer Area of 7th Floor | |
| 12.15 – 13.45 | Working lunch for President, Members of the Executive Committee, Committee Chairs, International Organisation Liaison Officers, Secretary General with IUMI Council Members | (Buffet Style) By invitation only | Indiana / Iowa, 6th floor |
| 13.45 – 16.00 | President’s Workshop :“Poseidon Principles for Marine Insurance” | Salon I&II Grand Ballroom – 7th Floor | |
| 13.45 – 13.50 | Introduction and Moderation | Richard Turner, IUMI President | |
| 13.50 – 14.05 | ESG as a business case | Patrizia Kern, Head Marine, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, CH-Zurich | |
| 14.05 – 14.20 | An introduction to the PPMI – A global framework for responsible marine insurance | Morgane Graffion, ESG Lead, Global Maritime Forum, DK-Copenhagen | |
| 14.20 – 14.40 | Perspective of a PPMI signatory | Pauline des Vallieres, Marine Underwriter, SCOR, FR-Paris | |
| 14.40 – 15.00 | The Japanese view | Tomoyuki Takeuchi, Chief Underwriter of Marine Hull, Liability, Offshore Energy and Offshore Wind, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., Jp-Tokyo | |
| 15.00 – 15.20 | The challenges of data collection in the PPMI | Stefan Schrijnen, Chief Commercial Officer, Insurwave, UK-London | |
| 15.20 – 16.00 | Panel Discussion, Q&A and Take Aways | Moderator: Richard Turner Panelists:
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| 16.00 – 16.10 | Council Meetings | Salon I&II Grand Ballroom – 7th Floor | |
| Patrizia Kern, Chair, Nominating Committee; Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, Zurich, CH | ||
Nominating Committee for 2022 / 2023 (Art 11.4 AoA) | New IUMI President | ||
| 16.10 – 17.00 | Final Session | Salon I&II Grand Ballroom – 7th Floor | |
| 1. Thanks and Wrap-up | Richard Turner, IUMI President | ||
| 2. Address by the new President | New IUMI President | ||
| 3. Handing over of the IUMI flag to the UK Delegation | US and UK delegation members (LMA and IUA) | ||
| 4. Information on the Edinburgh Conference 2023 | Date Matcham, IUA, UK-London Neil Roberts, LMA, UK-London | ||
| 5. Closing of the Conference | New IUMI President | ||
| 17.10 – 18.00 | Meeting of the Executive Committee (old and new) with Chairs of the Technical Committees and Liaison Officers | Lincolnshire I&II, 6th floor | |
| 19.00 – 23.00 | American Evening | Coaches from hotel lobby from 18:30 | Grand Ballroom at Navy Pier |
| 22.00 – 23.15 | Coaches back to the Hotel |
| Time | Event | Room |
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| 09.00 – 12.30 | Meeting of the new Executive Committee | |
| 12.45 – 15.00 | Lunch Executive Committee |