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The London P&I Club is the trading name of The London Steam-Ship Owners' Mutual Insurance Association Limited and its subsidiary The London P&I Insurance Company (Europe) Limited. The London Steam-Ship Owners' Mutual Insurance Association Limited. Registered in England No 10341. Registered Office: 50 Leman Street, London, E1 8HQ. The London P&I Insurance Company (Europe) Limited, a private limited liability company registered in Cyprus, No HE410091. Registered Office: Victory House, Office 321, 205 Archbishop Makarios Avenue, 3030 Limassol. CLASS 5, THE PROTECTING AND INDEMNITY CLASS ____________________ NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a SEPARATE MEETING of the MEMBERS OF CLASS 5, THE PROTECTING AND INDEMNITY CLASS, of The London Steam-Ship Owners’ Mutual Insurance Association Ltd (“the Association”) will be held at the REGISTERED OFFICE of the Association, 50 LEMAN STREET, LONDON, E1 8HQ at 12 noon on WEDNESDAY, 28 JANUARY 2026, or as soon thereafter as the meeting of the Members’ Committee called for that day is finished, for the purpose of amending the Rules*. The following amendments together with such further amendments, if any, as may be proposed at the Meeting, will be submitted for adoption with or without modification and with effect from noon G.M.T. on the 20th day of February 2026. [New wording highlighted in bold & strikethrough. The explanatory notes in italics will not appear in the actual Rules.] RULE 9 – RISKS COVERED (...) 9.19 CARGO 9.19.1 Liabilities, costs and expenses set out in Rule 9.19.1.1 – 9.19.1.3 in respect of cargo intended to be or being or having been carried in an entered Ship, extending from the time of receipt for shipment on quay or wharf until final delivery from quay or wharf, namely: 9.19.2 PROVIDED that: 9.19.2.1 unless the Association shall have previously agreed or arranged cover on special terms (which may include the requirement of an increased Call or additional premium) or unless the Members’ Committee in its sole discretion shall otherwise determine, there shall be no recovery in respect of liabilities, costs or expenses 9.19.2.1.1 which would not have been incurred by the Assured if the contract of carriage had been subject to the Hague Rules or the Hague Visby Rules, except and to the extent that such are overridden by other rules, conventions or provisions of national or international law which may mandatorily apply; 9.19.2.1.2 w hich would not have been incurred or borne by the Assured but for its waiver or limitation of rights of recourse that would otherwise have been available under the contract of carriage in accordance with (a) the Hague or the Hague Visby Rules, and/or (b) mandatorily applicable law. - 2 RULE 13 – EXCLUSION OF DAMAGE TO ENTERED SHIP, LOSS OF HIRE, SANCTIONS, ETC. 13.1 There shall be no recovery by an Assured in respect of any Ship entered by the Assured for: 13.1.1 loss of or damage to such Ship, the Ship’s stores or fuel, or to any equipment, containers, pallets or trailers which are used in connection with such Ship and which are owned or leased by the Assured or by any company associated with or under the same management as the Assured, save only as may be recoverable under Rule 9.24; 13.1.2 freight, demurrage, hire or detention except by way of the Assured’s liability towards a third party for loss of or damage to cargo; 13.1.3 salvage or services in the nature of salvage (other than under Rule 9.10 and 9.15.1.4); 13.1.4 cancellation or wrongful termination of a ch
Circular 5:672: Class 5 (P&I) – Rule changes with effect from policy year 2026-2027
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