P&I insurance provider, The Shipowners’ Club, continues to expand business in the Asia-Pacific region by investing in its Singapore branch. Growth in demand for its liability insurance cover for small and specialist vessels of all types is cited as a major imperative behind Shipowners’ moves to expand its team of underwriters and claims handlers at its Singapore branch. Improved customer service to members and their brokers based on local, time-zone-based expertise is another goal of the expansion, as is the development of new products and simplification of existing cover. Robert Hunt will moving from the London branch to Singapore in early-August.
