Description

ABOUT THE EVENT

The presentation introduces marine third-party liability insurance as offered by the mutual Protection and Indemnity (P&I) clubs within the International Group of P&I clubs. In the second part, a briefing from a club claims handling perspective follows based upon the actual grounding of the M/v TS Taipei in Taiwanese waters which gave rise to marine pollution and necessitated a wreck removal. There will also be a video clip presentation.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Jason Wee is Head of Claims at The Swedish Club, Singapore Branch. In addition, he leads the Club’s Cargo Claims Team comprising seven cargo claims specialists located in Sweden, Hong Kong, Singapore and Greece. Jason holds a LLB (Hons) (UCL, London) and a LLM (Malaya) and was called to the Bars of England & Wales (Lincoln’s Inn) and Malaysia. Previously, he was a Partner at a law firm, Messrs Tommy Thomas in Kuala Lumpur with over 9 years pqe and practised in the areas of shipping and commercial law. He was formerly a Claims Director at the Standard P&I Club in Singapore where he served for over 12 years prior to his current appointment at the Swedish Club in 2023.

International Group of P&I Clubs

The International Group is a not-for-profit association of 12 P&I Clubs providing marine liability cover for 90% of the world’s ocean-going tonnage. Through the unique Group structure, the member Clubs, whilst individually competitive, share between them their large loss exposures, and also share their respective knowledge and expertise on matters relating to shipowners’ liabilities and the insurance and reinsurance of such liabilities.