by Alan Jervis | Dec 20, 2020 | Articles
Evolution of the Insufficiency of Packing Exclusion in Cargo Insurance By Alan Jervis B.A. Hons., F.C.I.I., M.A.E. Chartered Insurer Member of the Academy of Experts Marine, Energy and Liability Insurance Expert Witness and Consultant Jervisici.com As with any...
by Alan Jervis | May 28, 2020 | Articles
There are three key environmental liability policies in corporate and land transactions – indemnity policies, site pollution legal liability policies and contractor pollution liability policies. Indemnity policies Used principally for high risk desktop reports...
by Alan Jervis | May 15, 2020 | Articles
The First Appearance of Bulk Carriers A bulk carrier is a merchant ship specially designed to transport unpackaged bulk cargo such as grains, coal, ore, steel coils and cement, in its cargo holds. The first specialized bulk carrier was built in 1852 and economy in...
by Alan Jervis | May 14, 2020 | Articles
Origins of Pollution Insurance Unlike other fields of insurance, which can be traced back hundreds of years, Pollution Insurance is a relatively new class. In fact we need only go back to the 1960s and 1970s at which time America’s growing concern for the environment...
by Alan Jervis | May 12, 2020 | Articles
Aviation Insurance was first introduced in the twentieth century. The first-ever aviation insurance policy was underwritten at Lloyd’s of London in 1911. But the writing of such policies was short lived due to atmospheric condition type losses occurring...
by Alan Jervis | May 11, 2020 | Articles
On August 27, 1859, George Bissell and Edwin Drake pioneered the first successful use of a drilling rig on a well drilled especially to produce oil, at a site on Oil Creek near Titusville, P.A. The Drake partners were inspired by Benjamin Silliman, a chemistry...
