American Institute Of Marine Underwriters

Aimu holds courses, seminars, lecture series, authors technical papers and may occasionally invite guest instructors for a wide range of marine insurance related topics such as general ocean marine insurance, cargo insurance, protection & indemnity and marine liability insurance, yacht insurance, hull insurance, offshore energy insurance, and ocean marine claims.

Aimu runs a communications program which provides and distributes publications including a weekly bulletin. Aimu also generates an annual report on operating results and statistics by line of business. Additionally, through articles, speeches, interviews and press releases, aimu responds publicly to marine insurance related issues.

Other program services include:- conferences - aimu organizes conferences where members can discuss current marine maritime developments and issues.- correspondents - aimu maintains and monitors a worldwide network of cargo surveyors, who sometimes act as claims settling agents.- forms and clauses - aimu drafts forms and clauses which may be used on a voluntary basis by marine insurers.- iumi - aimu administers relations and is an active member of iumi, which also includes participation at the annual conference.- legal opinions - aimu provides access to legal opinions on court decisions and regulations that impact the marine insurance industry. - legislation - aimu monitors, reports and acts upon federal, state and international legislation and regulations impacting marine insurance.- industry relations - aimu maintains and fosters relationships with other marine industry groups including imua, mla, assoc of average adjusters, mica, u.s. Coast guard, and marad.- recognition - aimu awards annually the contributions of its members and other from the marine insurance world.