P&I Brokers’ Notes is the most comprehensive almanac of information that is published in the protection and indemnity world.  It is entirely factual and provides detail on a wide range of topics.

P&I Brokers' Notes provides:

•     limitation amounts under international conventions;
•     Standard and Poor's ratings histories;
•     COFR facilities; and
•     summary financial information by club.

Brokers’ Notes will be printed once a year in November.  Printed copies  will be distributed only to subscribers registered on this website.  The whole document is available here. We will also post periodic updates to this website. The updates will typically include general increases tables. Registered subscribers will be alerted to updates by email.

We are sure you will welcome the new publication of Brokers’ Notes for the detailed information that it provides in a single document.  We are open to any suggestions regarding its further development but please note that the content is confined to factual information only and does not offer any opinion.  Read More...

The growth in acquisitions and divestitures raises unique considerations for the transfer of liabilities and the need to adequately structure appropriate insurance programs to tran...  Read More...

The hijacking of ships in the Indian Ocean has highlighted to the world at large that piracy remains a modern day scourge. During the first six months of this year at least 32 ship...  Read More...

Trends and Performance – 2011 Captive Benchmarking examines the financial performance and other trends of captives from 2007 to 2010, a time of unprecedented economic challenges. It finds that although the number of active captives has remained relatively consistent, aggregate premium levels increased substantially across all geographies and most industry sectors.  Read More...

In the wake of devastating, geographically diverse natural catastrophes, insurers and reinsurers worldwide have undertaken a comprehensive review of their loss exposures, risk aggregations and adequacy of rates.  Read More...

What is the effect of the restriction of a chemical substance under REACH on product liability?  Read More...

Society’s appreciation of the need to care for the environment has clearly shifted in recent decades. In the past it would have been considered that this issue inferred cost on the...  Read More...

As a result of the Thalidomide event in 1976, the German Government decided to create a public fund to be financed by all pharmaceutical companies who distribute or sell a drug in ...  Read More...

There have been numerous incidents in the oil, gas and petrochemical industry involving atmospheric storage tanks. Data has been compiled by a reputable operator in the USA that in...  Read More...

The potential for major fires in any installation that handles large quantities of hydrocarbon products is self-evident. There have been numerous large damaging fires over the year...  Read More...