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Claims Handling
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A comprehensive seminar designed to enhance your knowledge and skills in the art of handling and settling marine claims. This four-session online seminar is packed with real-world case studies and practical examples, presented by industry experts.
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Introduction to Marine Claims
• The Role of Insurance Brokers
• Types of Insurance Markets
• Understanding and Managing Marine Claims
• Importance of Maintaining Claims Records
Marine Insurance Basics
- The Role of Insurance Brokers
- Types of Insurance Markets
- Understanding and Managing Marine Claims
- Importance of Maintaining Claims Records
Hull & Machinery Claims
- Perils Insured Against in Hull & Machinery Insurance
- Deductibles in Marine Insurance
- Constructive Total Loss & Abandonment
- Case Study: Analyzing “Reasonable Cost of Repairs”
General Average, Salvage & Sue and Labour
- Explanation of General Average
- Handling Claims in General Average
- Salvage Operations: No Cure – No Pay and Contractual Agreements
- Understanding Sue and Labour Expenses
- Practical Case Study on General Average or Salvage Scenario
Shipowners’ Liabilities
- Liability Scenarios in Collision Situations
- Legal Aspects of Crew, Passenger, and Other Person Liabilities
- Insurance Coverage for Shipowners’ Liabilities
- Case Studies Illustrating Liability Claims
Ship managers, Claims Executives & Advisors, Claims assistants & Handlers, Insurance Executives & Brokers, Underwriters, Operations & Chartering Executives, Lawyers and Legal executives
Tutors
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George Margaritopoulos
Associate Director, Richards Hogg Lindley (RHL)Paraskevas Kousounadis is a Chartered Certified Accountant with extensive shipping experience in accounting and finance. He is presently employed as a Finance Manager by a long-established Greek ship management company. He holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Applied Accounting, as well as in Biomedical Sciences. He is a Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS), the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA), the FCCA Greek Advisory Committee, the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Greece, the Economic Chamber of Greece and the Shipping Professional Network of London. He is also a Certified Internal Auditor ISM-ISPS-MLC for Shipping Companies by DNV-GL.
He has excellent knowledge of financial and accounting procedures, as well as a thorough understanding of financial audit and internal control systems both ashore and onboard. He teaches Shipping Accounting at HMC/ICS Greek Branch.