Facts
Since 1985, leading members of Cefor have compiled and analysed statistical information relevant to their hull & machinery insurance portfolio. The Nordic Marine Insurance Statistics database comprised 213 348 vessel years and 57 907 claims by the end of 2009 - also including coastal portfolio. More information is available at www.cefor.no.
The release of the statistics was followed by a press release, where Managing Director of the Nordic Association of Marine Insurers (Cefor), Ms. Helle Hammer, comments on the figures.
"Change but no change in marine claims"
The title of their press release indicates that even though the figures from 2009 at first glance might appear to be substanstially better than the figures from previous years, there are factors to explain why the average claim per vessel dropped sharply in 2009. Hammer mentions that the number of vessels in lay-up or idle, the fortunate absence of large claims and the decrease in ship values all are factors that influence the figures.
Visit Cefor's web pages to read the Annual Report, the NoMIS statistics and the Press Release commenting on it.