UK P&I Club
{{Short description|Marine mutual liability insurer}}
The UK P&I Club is a marine mutual liability insurer in the United Kingdom providing P&I insurance for the global shipping industry.{{cite book |last=Semark |first=David |date=2013 |title=P&I Clubs: Law and Practice |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=9781135117757}}{{cite web|url=https://www.intelligentinsurer.com/news/uk-p-i-club-overhauls-global-claims-leadership-following-review-26261| title=UK P&I Club overhauls global claims leadership following review |publisher=Intelligent Insurer |access-date=10 July 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.drycargomag.com/uk-p-and-i-club-releases-updated-version-of-its-carefully-to-carry-publication| title=UK P&I CLUB RELEASES UPDATED VERSION OF ITS CAREFULLY TO CARRY PUBLICATION |publisher=Dry Cargo International Magazine |access-date=10 July 2021}} The UK P&I Club is one of the 12 members of the International Group of P&I Clubs. The club is one of the largest of the global P&I Clubs and in 2002 covered more than 100 million tons across 6,000 ships.{{cite book |last=Ornitz |first=B |date=2002 |title=Oil Spills First Principles Prevention and Best Response |publisher=Elsevier Science |page=171 |isbn=9780080537962}} In 2019, the Club provided insurance for over 144 million gross tons of merchant shipping.{{cite web|url=https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/marine/uk-pandi-club-posts-tonnage-increase-159727.aspx| title=UK P&I Club posts tonnage increase |publisher=Insurance Business Mag |access-date=10 July 2021}}
History
The UK P&I Club was founded as the United Kingdom Mutual Steam Ship Assurance Association.{{cite web|url=https://www.ukpandi.com/about-us/our-history/| title=History |publisher=UK P&I Club|access-date=10 July 2021}} In 1886, Thomas Miller, took over the management of the club and the company Thomas Miller still manages the UK P&I Club as of 2023.{{cite journal |last1=Coughlin |first1=Terence |date=1991 |title=Shipowners' Liabilities Fifty Years On |journal=Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce |volume=22 |issue=3 |pages=415-320}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thomasmiller.com/companies/uk-p-and-i-club/| title=UK P&I Club|publisher=Thomas Miller|access-date=10 July 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-p-i-club-hub-idUKKBN1KR1RA| title=Ship insurer UK P&I Club opts for Rotterdam as hub due to Brexit |publisher=Reuters |access-date=10 July 2021}}
In 2018, the insurer began the process of setting up a subsidiary in Rotterdam as a result of the Brexit.
The club is responsible for the Protection and Indemnity (third party) liabilities insurance coverage for the container ship Ever Given that grounded and blocked the Suez Canal in 2021.{{Cite press release|title="Ever Given" grounding in Suez Canal|url=https://www.ukpandi.com/news-and-resources/press-release-articles/2021/ever-given-grounding-in-suez-canal/|access-date=27 March 2021|publisher=UK P&I|archive-date=29 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329225711/https://www.ukpandi.com/news-and-resources/press-release-articles/2021/ever-given-grounding-in-suez-canal/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/11/ever-given-remains-grounded-in-egypt-as-compensation-battle-rages| title=From bamboo to barbecues: the cargo caught up in Ever Given legal battle |publisher=The Guardian |access-date=10 July 2021}} The club was responsible for reaching an agreement regarding costs with the Suez Canal Authority to allow the vessel to sail in June 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.theinsurer.com/news/uk-pandi-club-agrees-settlement-with-suez-canal-authority-over-ever-given-incident/16634.article| title=UK P&I Club agrees settlement with Suez Canal Authority over Ever Given incident |publisher=The Insurer |access-date=10 July 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.insurancetimes.co.uk/news/uk-pandi-club-and-suez-canal-authority-reach-deal-to-release-ever-given-vessel/1437942.article| title=UK P&I Club and Suez Canal Authority reach deal to release Ever Given vessel |publisher=Insurance Times |access-date=10 July 2021}}
Publications
Together with Witherbys, the UK P&I Club publishes the marine reference book Carefully to Carry, which contains guidance on the safe carriage, loading and storage of cargo on cargo ships.{{cite book |date=2018 |title=Carefully to Carry |publisher=UK P&I Club |isbn=9781856097376}}
The club also provide a series of risk awareness guides for the maritime industry covering different ship types.{{cite web|url=https://theloadstar.com/uk-pi-club-launches-risk-awareness-guide-series/| title=UK P&I Club launches Risk Awareness Guide series |publisher=The Loadstar |access-date=10 July 2021}}
In September 2021, with CAE and Witherbys, the club launched a safety publication entitled Maritime Team Dynamics, a safety book comparing aviation and maritime incidents.{{cite web|url=https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/uk-pi-club-launches-safety-book-in-conjunction-with-cae/| title=UK P&I Club launches safety book in conjunction with CAE|publisher=Hellenic Shipping News |access-date=26 September 2021}}{{cite web|url=http://www.handyshippingguide.com/shipping-news/new-book-compares-aviation-and-maritime-safety-and-how-to-avoid-incidents_14925| title=New Book Compares Aviation and Maritime Safety and How to Avoid Incidents |publisher=Handy Shipping Guide |access-date=26 September 2021}}