Press Article: P&I clubs seek common approach to the challenges of Covid-19

The 160-year-old protection and indemnity (P&I) insurance market has seen off many a crisis, including pandemics, in its long history.

But while the clubs have more recently dealt with claims for norovirus (mainly on board cruiseships) and for Sars (mainly for port closures or delays), Covid-19 is a completely new problem for the P&I market, as it is for the world outside shipping.

Jamie Wallace, Legal Director, speaks to Insurance Day about the way in which the club are responding to Covid-19.

 The article is available on the right and the Insurance Day website here.

Category: COVID-19