100 years on


The American P&I Club was founded in New York a century ago. To celebrate its first 100 years, a book entitled The American Club: A Centennial History has just been published. The book tells the story of the Club across 10 decades of maritime and marine insurance history both within the US and across the world. Back in 1917, P&I insurance was available primarily from clubs in the UK and Scandinavia. In consequence of UK government trade-related sanctions which had been imposed on certain US shipowners in 1916, the American Club was established to provide a reliable source of coverage in the US.