Marine Insurance

Workshop Description:  

This highly interactive workshop is designed to explore a background of Marine Insurance (Hull and Cargo) and its evolution to providing cover in the present insurance environment.

Learning Objectives:

• To provide an understanding of the various common forms of Marine Cargo Insurance protection
• To understand the basics of Hull Insurance Underwriting
• Understand the conditions of transit
• Define the responsibilities of Exporters and Importers respectively

Facilitator:  Mr. Sookdeo Beepath joined the insurance industry in Trinidad and Tobago in 1972 as a clerical officer. Thereafter, he began taking courses in several insurance disciplines at the Academy of Insurance. He continued his insurance education in Mumbai, India and Zurich, Switzerland. Mr. Beepath holds a Certificate in Human Resource Management and a Diploma in Industrial Relations. He is also a Certified Financial Planner. He read for his MBA in Business Management at the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business. Sookdeo served as President of the Trinidad and Tobago Insurance Institute and the Association of Insurance Institutes of the Caribbean. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Trinidad & Tobago Insurance Companies (ATTIC) and Chairman of its Claims Committee. He currently lectures to the Bachelor’s Degree in Risk and Insurance at the University of the West Indies.