Marine Insurance Forum 2009: Russia & CIS which will be held in Moscow on June 25-26 offers an unprecedented opportunity for users and providers of marine insurance services to be able to discuss their current concerns at an international level, to share their problems with their peers and, as a result of this networking, form a clear picture of future strategy and co-operation in the region. According to the event organizers, the conference offers to its participants a number of interactive panel discussions: Marine insurance regulation, P&I Clubs – current practice, Specifics of loss adjustment in the region etc.

The forthcoming forum will examine the following topics: Inadequacy of current local legislation and its discrepancy with international standards – regulators’ view and development scenarios; Importance and consequences of bunker convention ratification for local market – practical issues for insurers and ship-owners; New marine insurance products and their viability in the Russian market – piracy, war and ecology risks; Implementation of salvage practices in order to minimise losses; Surveyors and Loss Adjusters in Russian and CIS markets; Loss prevention – Western and local experience.

Detailed information about Marine Insurance Forum 2009: Russia & CIS see

By Steven