14/07/2003
This prestigious Award - sponsored by the TT Club, FIATA, and IATA - has just completed its fifth successful year. It is aimed at encouraging training in forwarding and enlarging the professional experience of the candidates. The Award is open to young freight forwarders whose age will not be greater than 30 in the competition year and they must have been working full-time in forwarding for at least two years.
11/06/2003
Mr Zahid Mehmood, the Manager of Star Logistics International, freight forwarders in Lahore, has sent us the following item on the dangers of accepting consignments from "unknown" shippers. "I read your TT Talk Edition regularly and I wish to share an incident with you, which I have seen at Lahore Airport. Please also share this with your readers so that they can also be careful about booking freight from "unknown" shippers.
05/04/2003
In our last edition, we published some advice that Harry Lee from the TT Club office in Hong Kong had recently given to a Club Member there on the risks involved in handling consignments of personal effects. That has prompted Mike Foster, of TTMS(UK) to comment that, in the UK at least, bills of lading for shipments of personal effects will be subject to the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations of 1999. Mike reminds us that under the Regulations, a contractual term is not binding on a consumer if it is unfair. A term is unfair if:
24/03/2003
The Board of TT Club, the leading provider of insurance and risk management services to the international transport and logistics industry, has announced its financial year 2002 results.
18/03/2003
In the wake of growing US and international legislation relating to transport security, TT Club today unveiled a unique self-analysis tool enabling TT Members to ensure they become and remain compliant with these essential regulations. Accessed through the TT Club website, the interactive service is fast and free to registered users.
28/01/2003
AM Best has revised the outlook of TT Club's rating (Through Transport Mutual Insurance Association Ltd) following a review of its performance since May this year when the Club reported its 2001 loss of US$40m including a strengthening of claims reserves of US$23m.
13/12/2002
The reader who kindly contributed an item under this heading in TT Talk Edition 27, has told us another
01/11/2002
TT Club, the mutual insurance association specialising in insurance coverage for the multi modal transport industry, has welcomed Andrew Webster back to its London office to strengthen its loss prevention initiative.
30/10/2002
In a judgment delivered earlier this month, in the case of APL Co Pte Ltd v Peer Voss, the
30/09/2002
We are grateful to Julia Marshall for this note on the new UKWA Conditions, which first appeared in the HD newsletter, Marine & Transit, of August 2002.
02/09/2002
TT Club, the leading provider of insurance and risk management services to the international transport industry, is increasing the volumes of premium underwritten in 2002 and 2003 after signing a major quota share reinsurance agreement with Swiss Re and a second contract with another major reinsurer. The two contracts will enable the Club to underwrite additional premiums of up to US$ 36 million in 2002 and a further US$ 48 million in 2003, a cumulative increase of over 70% compared to 2001. The Club was advised by Marsh, who also placed the contracts on the Club's behalf.
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