French Riviera beckons marine insurers

Denzil Stuart reports on what could become a new annual fixture in the marine calendar

Compared with other sectors of the maritime industry, marine insurance is somewhat thin on the ground when it comes to regular gatherings built around a conference. There are plenty of non-marine annual events, such as the Monte Carlo Rendez-vous (reinsurance), the Chartered Insurance Institute annual conference and, in risk management, RIMS in the US and AIRMIC in the UK, which attract large numbers.