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IUMI Appoints Richard Turner as President
Richard Turner, European Director of Global Risk
Solutions at RSA Insurance Group has been elected President of
the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI).
In accordance with the Articles of Association, IUMI's Council
formally elected Richard at their annual meeting which was held
today, the final day of the IUMI annual conference in Cape Town.
Richard, who has been closely associated with the global marine
insurance market for 35 years, will serve a four-year term as
President.
Richard said: "IUMI is the global voice of marine insurance and
is the professional body that represents national and
international marine insurers. It brings together marine and
offshore energy underwriters from across the globe and is highly
respected throughout the marine and insurance industries."
He added: "It is an honour to be elected President, particularly
as my nomination was put forward and confirmed by industry peers.
I look forward to continuing the good work of my predecessor and
advancing IUMI's agenda in a number of areas over the coming four
years."
Richard has had a long relationship with IUMI having served on
the Executive Committee between 2011 and 2015 and, before that,
as a member of the Nominating Committee.
Richard succeeds Dieter Berg whose four-year term of office was
completed today. On handing over the reins, Dieter said: "Richard
is the perfect candidate to take over from me and I wish him the
very best in this demanding but highly satisfying role. During my
term as President, I was fortunate to work with colleagues and
the Secretariat to progress a number of initiatives."
Dieter added: "Together, we strengthened our Asia presence with
the establishment of an IUMI Asia Hub in Hong Kong; we have grown
our influence at a political and industry level; we have
developed a growing education forum; and we have strengthened and
modernised our external communications. I would like to thank my
industry colleagues who have devoted so much of their time to
IUMI and also to the Secretariat for their invaluable
professional support over the past four years. With Richard now
at the helm, I have every confidence that IUMI is in the safest
of hands."
Sep 19, 2018
