ABL October Maritime Market Briefing
Join us for ABL’s October Maritime Market Briefing, exploring the following topic:
ABL JH143 Guidelines: Key Findings & Market Implications
Introduction to the topic
This session provides an overview of the new ABL JH143 Guidelines and their application to shipyard and repair yard risk assessments. Attendees will gain insights into key risk factors influencing builders’ risk and ship repairers’ liability exposures, including fire, project complexity, contractor management, owner responsibilities, and emergency preparedness.
The presentation will also examine the challenges of achieving consistent risk grading across survey providers and demonstrate how a standardised assessment methodology can improve transparency, comparability, and underwriting confidence throughout the marine insurance market.
The technical presentation will be followed by a Q&A and finalised with a summary of last month’s high-cost marine casualties.
When: Thursday 8th October, 9:30 AM UK time
Where:
- In-person: Lloyd’s Old Library, 1 Lime Street, EC3M 7HA, London. Arrivals from 9:00 AM for coffee, tea, biscuits and networking.
- Virtual: Zoom Webinar from 9:30 AM
Learning objectives:
By the end of the presentation, you will be able to:
- Understand the purpose and structure of the new ABL JH143 Guidelines and how they support the assessment of shipyard, repair yard, and projects involving different vessel types.
- Identify key risk factors influencing marine builders’ risk and ship repairers’ liability exposures, with particular focus on fire, project complexity, contractor management, owners’ responsibilities, and emergency preparedness.
- Evaluate how the updated JH143 methodology improves risk grading consistency, enabling more transparent and objective assessments across different shipyard and project types.
- Explain the reasons for differing risk gradings assigned by survey companies and identify opportunities for greater consistency and transparency in shipyard risk assessment practices.
Meet our speakers:
Oliver Tattersall
Naval Architect, ABL
Case Reports Presenter
CPD Accreditation
This is a CPD-accredited event by the Chartered Insurance Institute. Attendance is worth up to 1 CPD hour in person and up to 30 CPD minutes online.
ABL offers extensive experience in all shipping and maritime-related matters including marine casualties, salvage and wreck removal, hull and machinery, P&I claims, fixed object damage, pollution, personal injury, and ports and harbours, marine accident investigation amongst other areas. Our reputation covers work in ports & harbours, small craft, global shipping, defence and yachts.