The International Association of Engineering Insurers

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1 The International Association of Engineering Insurers About us Photo: IMIA 2014 Photo Competition Road bridge near Jerusalem by Alon Eisenberg, Engineers, Surveyors & Loss Adjusters

2 IMIA is a network of experts in Engineering Insurance from around the world who share experiences, investigate and discuss emerging and critical issues and elaborate papers discussing all kinds of topics of Engineering Insurance. Our core value is to offer a forum for understanding and promoting best practice in the field of Engineering Insurance and to provide all information and documents freely to the Engineering Insurance Community on the IMIA website 2

3 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN IMIA is constantly expanding its range of activities, its international reach and always welcomes new applications of experts in Engineering Insurance for membership In delegates attended the 47 th annual conference in Cannes in France in September made up of insurers, reinsurers, national associations, associate members (adjusters, brokers and lawyers) At this conference working group papers were presented on topics ranging from Solar Thermal Power Plants to Smart Grids changing the risk landscape There were guest papers, panel discussions and break out sessions for discussing special topics. 32 delegates attended this year IMIA s annual engineering underwriting academy in Berlin IMIA s website is being constantly developed and new information added News letters are circulated to members at intervals during each year IMIA supports and participates in the launch of market initiatives such as the DSU worksheet. I am pleased to report that IMIA continues to go from strength to strength thanks to the support and contributions of its members and hard working Executive Committee and last not least the secretariat. 3

4 Member Delegates per Country 4

5 Member experts have their working meetings every year at the annual conference in one of the member countries. The results of their work is made freely available on IMIA s website. 5

6 CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS 2014 Working group papers were presented on : Solar thermal power plants WGP 84(14) Biomass Plants WGP 85 (14) Change of risk landscape by Smart Grids IMIA WGP 86(14) Access roads in project insurance IMIA WGP 87(14) Holistic covers in Engineering Insurance IMIA WGP 88(14) Corporate Social Responsibility and the impact on Engineering Insurers WGP 89(14) Guest papers were presented on: How the local market works France Introduction to the Offshore Code of Practice Construction Project ITER, France Miami Tunnel Project Others Update on market development in the last 12 months Premium and Claim statistics 6 breakout discussion groups Panel discussion on differentiation in an increasingly competitive market Photo: Dubai next Tower, by Stephan Lämmle, Munich Re) All papers are available to download free from the website 6

7 IMIA ACADEMY BERLIN March day Engineering Insurance training course with final examination 32 students from Members of 16 countries Organised by the German Insurance Association and IMIA Speakers from IMIA member companies 7

8 IMIA WEBSITE a unique open source of engineering insurance knowledge More than 100 IMIA working group papers More than 50 External papers More than 35 Guest presentations More than 25 Short papers More than 50 Country reports Annual Premium and loss statistics Lots of Claims examples Examples of Policy wordings / clauses 8

9 Topics on website dealt with by IMIA and its Members Technical Topics: Airports, Aluminium Production, Boilers, Bridges, Buildings, Cement Mills, Chip Board Factories, Combined Cycle Power Plants, Contractors Plant / Cranes, Dams, Desalination Plants, Electronic Equipment / Telecommunication, Gas Turbines, Generators, Harbours, High Rise Buildings, Hotels, Hydro Power Plants, New Technologies, Nuclear Power Plants, Offices and Malls, Offshore Windparks, Oil & Gas Industry, Ore Processing, Other Production Plants, Pipelines, Power Plants, Pulp and Paper, Railways + other Transportation Systems, Renewable Energy, Residential Buildings, Roads, Semiconductor Plants, Solar Cells, Steam Turbines, Steel Plants, Thermal Power Plants, Transformers, Transmission Lines, Tunnel Boring Machines, Tunnelling and Mining, Waste Treatment, Water Supply / Waste Water Works, Wet Risks, Wind Turbines. Other Topics: Engineering Insurance General, PML Calculation, BOT / Privately Financed Projects, Power Purchase Agreements, Claims Handling, Claims Reserving, Law and Jurisdiction, Risk Management / Loss Prevention, Tunnelling Code of Practice, Non-destructive Testing... 9

10 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND SECRETARIAT Oscar Treceno, Helvetia, Basel Chairman Stephan Lämmle, CIP Engineering, Munich Re, Munich Volkan Babür, Mapfre Sigorta, Istanbul Olivier Hautefeuille, SCOR UK Max Benz, XL Catlin Insurance, Zürich Richard Radevsky, Charles Taylor Adjusting, London Mike Robertson, Liberty IU, London Hans Mahrla, IMIA Secretary 10

11 Photo: 16m diameter tunnel boring machine at Seattle Alaskan Way Viaduct (Heiko Wannick, Munich Re) Contact the IMIA Secretariat: IMIA Secretary Dr. Hans Mahrla at IMIA Fellow Utz Groetschel at Contact the IMIA Chairman: Oscar Treceño at Website: 11

12 IMIA the International Association of Engineering Insurers Jan 2016