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Right number, wrong box

ITIC received notice of a claim faced by a liner agent at an African port. The agent had arranged for cargo to be delivered to an inland destination in a forty foot container leased by his principal.

Forged authority

A Turkish liner agent was requested by the receiver of 12 containers of frozen meat shipped from Denmark to deliver them without original bills of lading. The carrier's bills of lading were consigned

Social engineering / bank mandate fraud

Bank mandate fraud is when a third party tricks you into sending a payment to a bogus account by impersonating the genuine organisation or individual. This is also known as “social engineering” and

ITIC offers three-point guide to engaging with insurers

TRANSPORT professionals need to spend more time engaging with their insurers or risk endangering their business, according to Roger Lewis, Underwriting Director of the International Transport

Underwriting Commentary

Stability The financial statements in this year’s publication show a 2% top line growth in the size of ITIC together with a rise in operating surplus of US$4.45m. In what are described, by many

Insurance - who needs it?

Historically, offshore and hydrographic professionals have chosen not to purchase professional indemnity insurance, unless requested by the contract. The view being that they have been working for

Signing off on purchase orders as 'agents only' (Ref 0208)

This circular was originally issued in 2008, but this advice still remains valid in 2020: Our Ref: 0208 December 2008 To: Ship manager members of ITIC and their insurance brokers Ship managers

Andrew Jamieson

Andrew Jamieson

Andrew was ITIM's Claims director and has been with ITIC since its foundation in 1992. Previously he had been employed by one of ITIC's predecessors, CISBACLUB. Andrew has a huge wealth of knowledge

Interview with Matthew Offers

Interview with Matthew Offers

Matthew Offers, sits down to chat with the Claims Review editor, as part of this regular interview series in which we get to know ITIC’s claims handlers.  How long have you worked at

Q&A with Aysegul Wallis

Q&A with Aysegul Wallis

How long have you worked at ITIC? I joined ITIC at the end of March 2022, however, I already feel like a member of the ITIC family. Where were you working before you joined ITIC? I was working as