Title: SubroGateway Coast Underwriters CG
1 SubroGateway Coast UnderwritersCGB
GroupPresentationCRIMS MONTREAL
20 Sept. 2005
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3Losses Hitting Canadian U/WRs
- Destruction of clothing in containers in Sri
Lanka during the Tsunami in S.E. Asia in January
2005 - Major loss of cargo of bulk concentrate when the
bulk carrier broke up and sank off the coast of
Japan - Various thefts of entire containers in three
different continents - Ongoing problems with cargo being discharged in
Venezuela - New Orleans - Katrina
4 Kevan is an Underwriter
- An Underwriter one who lacks personality to be
an Actuary.
5 Kevan is Well Balanced
- We are all born mad some of us remain so.
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8Impacting Rate Fluctuation
- Regulatory Compliance Regimes such as U.K.
Financial Services Authority (FSA) and Sarbanes
Oxley (SOX) - European Union Commission inquiry about to
commence - Threat of International Terrorism
- Following 9/11 revised Catastrophe Models
influencing Reinsurance protection - More conservative investment strategy
- The Spitzer factor impact of changing business
models surrounding remuneration
9OFAC
- The Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") of
the US Department of the Treasury administers and
enforces economic and trade sanctions based on US
foreign policy and national security goals
against targeted foreign countries, terrorists,
international narcotics traffickers, and those
engaged in activities related to the
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
OFAC acts under Presidential wartime and national
emergency powers, as well as authority granted by
specific legislation, to impose controls on
transactions and freeze foreign assets under US
jurisdiction. Many of the sanctions are based on
United Nations and other international mandates,
are multilateral in scope, and involve close
cooperation with allied governments.
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11Len Notaro
- Insurance Brokers are premium lovers.
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13Captives Benefits
- Lower Insurance Costs
- Greater Claims Control
- Cash flow benefits
- Fronting for reinsurance capacity
- Unavailable coverage or cost of cover
- Tax minimization and deferral
14Captives Obstacles
- Up Front Capital Commitment
- Fees (License, Directors, Audit, Fronting)
- Management expenses
- Premium Taxes
- Required Expertise
- Reinsurance Costs
- Sarbanes Oxley (SOX)
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16Jerry Giroux
- "The definition of a consultant
- Someone who borrows your watch, tells you the
time and then charges you for the privilege."
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18The New Businessof Insurance
19Old Mission Statement
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22New Mission Statement
23Operating Model
P
Profitability
FAST
FAST
Tactical
D
I
Distribution
Infrastructure
Strategic Vision
Behavioral
Leadership
Guiding Principles
Cultural
Core Values
WHERE IS REFERENCE TO THE CUSTOMER?
24 Going Forward 2006
- Aggressive Insurance Market
- Premium savings used to buy additional limits
- Cover and conditions negotiable
- Captives and risk retention remain as useful
alternatives - Marine markets to offer broader products
- Sarbanes-Oxley mandates for improved risk
awareness - Face to face meeting with underwriters
- Retro Rating and Swing Programs
25Captives
- Smoothing effect of losses
- Cash flow benefits
- Unbundling of conventional products
- Consolidating global exposures
- Reduction of government restrictions
26 Web Based Solutions Logistics Risk Management
Industry Issues
- Inefficient, paper-based, labor intensive process
- Certificate control often in the clients hands
leaving room for errors, omissions and fraud - Inability to access standardized data for risk
analysis - High administrative customer service costs
- Submission management
- policy certificate issuance
- premium calculation
- coverage issues special case handling
- billing collection
- claims management
27 Web Based Solutions Opportunities For Growth
- Many shippers continue to book insurance through
freight forwarders for convenience and due to
lack of known alternatives - Companies and assureds have embraced
Internet-based quote, bind and issue applications
for home, auto life policies and the same
principles have been successfully applied for
Marine Cargo (e.g. Oceanwide.com) - Management of your own data in one environment
28 Web Based Solutions Internet Application Basics
- Paperless and easy-to-use
- Accessible using a standard web browser
- State-of-the-art security and encryption
technologies - Branded client/partner-facing web sites
- Integration into client logistics management
systems as well as underwriter back-office claims
management and accounting systems - ASP vs. Deployed solution considerations
- Availability and cost of internal IT resources
- Experience with on-line application marketing
- Speed to market
29 Web Based Solutions Internet Marine Cargo
System Functionality
- Policy issuance / accessibility
- Certificate generation with policy compliance
validation automated referral workflow for
special-case shipments - Shipment/storage declarations and premium
calculation (Marine, War, Storage, Vessel
Penalties and taxes) - First notice of loss entry and claim status
reporting - On-line claims file for settling agents, brokers
assureds - Flexible exception-based alerts, emails and
reporting - Real-time underwriting control over policy
conditions, limits, rates and access - Automated billing, payment and receivables
management - Sophisticated data analysis reporting tools
- Detailed audit trail
- Clause library and reference table lookups to
speed entry
30 Web Based Solutions Benefits for Clients
- Eliminates paperwork redundant typing
- Speeds up certificate preparation bordereau
reporting - Enhances workflow efficiency through
collaboration between shippers, brokers and
underwriters - Eliminates errors helps prevent/detect fraud
- Integration with existing systems offers ultimate
ease of use and efficiency while providing
complete shipment detail for risk management
purposes - Improved risk management offers potential for
lower costs
31Terms of Sale
- 1. The Carrier Covers My Losses
- 2. I Export F.O.B.
- 3. I Import C.I.F.
- 4. Nothing Will Happen To My Goods
- 5. I Already Have My Own Cargo Policy
32 SubroGateway
Applicable Laws
- US COGSA
- HAGUE RULES
- HAGUE-VISBY
- HAMBURG RULES
- TRUCK TRANSPORT ACT
- Q.C.C. (NOTICE)
- New CIFFA STCs
33Agency Role - Other Clauses
- The Company does not assume a role as principal
by delivering a fixed price quotation or invoice.
The Customer acknowledges that the difference
between the amounts payable to third parties
retained to carry out the Customer's instructions
and the fixed price represents the Company's
gross profit for its services.
34Forwarder New Conditions 2005
- When acting as an agent, the Company acts solely
on behalf of the Customer in engaging the
services of third parties on the usual terms and
conditions on which the third parties offer such
services for the carriage, storage, packing or
handling of any goods, or for any other service
in relation to them, thereby establishing a
direct contract between the Customer and the
provider of such services capable of being
enforced by the Customer as principal, whether or
not the Customer is identified in the contract.
The Company shall on demand by the Customer
provide evidence of any contracts made on its
behalf.
352. I Export F.O.B.
- At Which Point Does The Insurance Attach?
- Portions Of The Trip May Be Uninsured
- Lethal If Combined With Extended Payment Terms
- Weak Currencies Abound
- Trade Law And Business Law
- Sellers Interest ... At Minimum
36INCO TERMS COMPARED 1. FOB Free On Board
Buyer
Seller
SELLERS COST
BUYERS COST
SELLERS RISK
BUYERS RISK
373. I Import C.I.F.
- This Is As Bad As Exporting F.O.B.
- What Is I?
- Insurance Cost Is Hidden
- Where Does Cover Cease?
- Third Rate Currency?
38INCO TERMS COMPARED 2. CIF Cost, Insurance,
Freight
Buyer
Seller
Buyers Cost
SELLERS COST
Buyers Risk
Sellers Risk
39Rule of Thumb
- Export C.I.F.
- and
- Import F.O.B.
40INCO TERMS COMPARED 1. FOB Free On Board
Buyer
Seller
SELLERS COST
BUYERS COST
SELLERS RISK
BUYERS RISK
413. I Import C.I.F.
- This Is As Bad As Exporting F.O.B.
- What Is I?
- Insurance Cost Is Hidden
- Where Does Cover Cease?
- Third Rate Currency?
42INCO TERMS COMPARED 2. CIF Cost, Insurance,
Freight
Buyer
Seller
Buyers Cost
SELLERS COST
Buyers Risk
Sellers Risk
433PL 4PL
- Why outsource?
- Can someone else do it better or cheaper?
- Can someone else do it for less than our cost of
- capital?
- Does someone else have a better means of
- achieving end-to-end visibility?
- Do we have the necessary skills to orchestrate a
- complex supply chain?
- Outsource the execution of a process but not its
- control
44BPO - Did You Know?
- Claims staff process recovery early
- Improved cash flow
- Underwriters write superior risks
- Your deductible is recovered
- Rates up! Cover cut back! Deductible up!
- So what? Now what? Learning Culture
- Demands on capital Personnel and Expertise
- Large technology investments
- ID Goodwill vs. Liability
- Offer Solutions.
45SubroGateway Inc.Open the Gate to a Smart Claims
and Recovery SolutionSubroGateway Inc. the
choice of your Marine Underwriters!
- Our Services Include Asset
Recoveries and Subrogation (no cure-no pay) - Abandoned goods
Collection of bad debt
Deductible recovery - FF lien positions
Claims management
Marketing of salvage - Assisting your customer
- Covering your NVOCC position with carriers
- Education and Seminars on Marine Insurance
- Proud to be a member of CIFFA
- Jerry Giroux, President Ph416-365-0184