BIBA Schemes & Facilities webinar - Navigating the complexities of freight forwarders’ liability insurance and open cargo insurance covers

This webinar will take a look at how freight forwarders operate in the UK, what their legal duties are, what liabilities they may incur, and the insurance cover available. We’ll consider the role of open cargo insurance policies and how they can be used by freight forwarders to provide their customers with an added value service, while generating an additional revenue stream.

Learning objectives:

By the end of this webinar, delegates should be able to:

• Explain how freight forwarders operate in the UK by illustrating the range of functions they perform
• Explain the trading conditions they operate under and provide an overview of the international conventions they may get exposed to
• Illustrate the core covers provided by freight forwarder’s liability insurance
• Define what cover an open cargo insurance policy provides and to whom, and distinguish it from a freight liability policy
• Describe why freight forwarders should provide cargo insurance to their customers
• Identify the information required by underwriters to provide terms for each type of policy

Presenter - Alan Wilkins

Alan Wilkins has worked in the insurance sector for 35 years. Formally as an underwriter and now the CEO and owner of an independent marine insurance focussed brokerage. Commencing his career in general insurance, Alan switched to marine insurance in 2000 after taking time out of the sector to read for a degree in International Transport Management at Solent University. During his first marine insurance role he studied part time and passed a Master’s degree in Maritime Law from the University of Southampton. Alan has worked in senior positions for AXA, Aviva, CNA, Zurich, NACORA – the in-house insurance broker owned by the largest freight forwarder in the world, Kuehne + Nagel, Arthur J Gallagher (Australia) where he led a team of 14 specialist marine insurance brokers serving the Australian Maritime community, and finally the World Logistics Council, where he advised on insurance and the digital economy as well as being a member of a number of the B20 taskforces which help set the agenda for the annual G20 conference of world leaders. Alan founded Mercari Risk Management in 2019 to focus on helping brokers to place marine insurance in the UK.

Delegates participating in the accredited webinar can claim up to 1 CPD hour towards the CII member CPD scheme. A formal completion certificate will be issued for members attending and returning a feedback form.  

DISCLAIMER:

Our webinars are designed to give information and guidance and we aim to make them as accurate as we can at the time of presentation and recording. However, they may sometimes represent individual views and BIBA cannot guarantee, nor do they accept any responsibility or liability for, the accuracy or completeness of the content or for any loss which may arise from reliance on information contained within these presentations and recordings.