Circular to all members
At the Annual General Meeting of Assuranceforeningen Skuld (Gjensidig) held in Oslo, Norway on 3 September 2020, members and clients received reports on matters of importance in relation to the Association’s business. Furthermore, annual elections were held.
1. 2019/2020 Financial Year
The Financial Statements of the Association for the year ending on 20 February 2020 were approved by the Annual General Meeting.
2. Review of Policy Years
2017 Policy Year: The AGM decided to close the 2017 policy year without supplementary calls.
2018 Policy Year: The year will be kept open until 2021.
2019 Policy Year: The year will be kept open until 2022.
Release Calls (applicable as of 3 September 2020)
2017: Closed
2018: Release call reduced to 7.5%
2019: Release call reduced to 10%
2020: Release call maintained at 15%
3. Elections
3.1 Elected members of the Members' Committee of Assuranceforeningen Skuld (Gjensidig)
The members of the Members' Committee are elected at the Annual General Meeting in accordance with Statute 1.3.3 and 1.4.1.
a) The following persons were elected as new members/members for a one-year period until the Annual General Meeting in 2021:
Nils Otto Bjørhovde
Saga Shipholding (Norway) AS, Hong Kong / Norway
Byoungil Kang
G2 Ocean, Bergen, Norway
Synnøve Seglem
Knutsen OAS Shipping AS, Haugesund, Norway
Michael Ippich
Hartmann Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG, Leer, Germany
b) The following person was re-elected as President of the Committee for a one-year period until the Annual General Meeting 2021:
Ulrich Niebusch
German Tanker Shipping GmbH & Co., Bremen, Germany
c) The following person was re-elected as Vice President of the Committee for a one-year period until the Annual General Meeting 2021:
Odd-Christian Krohn
Fred. Olsen Insurance Services AS, Oslo, Norway
d) The following persons had resigned from the Members' Committee:
Achim Boehme (with our deepest condolences to his family)
Lomar Shipping, Bremen, Germany
Li Hua
Sinotrans Shipping Hong Kong Ltd., Hong Kong
e) After the election, the Committee comprises of the following persons:
Ulrich Niebusch (President)
German Tanker Shipping GmbH & Co, KG, Bremen, Germany
Odd-Christian Krohn (Vice President)
Fred. Olsen Insurance Services AS, Oslo, Norway
Nils Otto Bjørhovde
Saga Shipholding (Norway) AS, Hong Kong / Norway
Frank Bodin
Total, Courbevoie, France
Andrew Choy
Yinson Production, Global/Singapore
Eivind Eidesvik
Caiano AS, Bergen, Norway
Hans Feringa
Team Tankers, Connecticut, USA
Michael G. Gialouris
Olympic, Athens, Greece
Roberto Giorgi
Fraser Yachts, Monaco
Gong Xiqian
China P&I Management, Beijing, China
Tayfun Günerhan
Densay Shipping and Trading, Istanbul, Turkey
Michael Ippich
Hartmann Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG, Leer, Germany
Mark Jansen
Seatrade Holding, Groningen, The Netherlands
Ralph S. Juhl
Hafnia Tankers, Denmark and Singapore
Byoungil Kang
G2 Ocean, Bergen, Norway
Gökhan Kiran
Kiran Holding A.S., Istanbul, Turkey
Michael Lai
EMAS, Singapore
Nicole Malbrough
Edison Chouest Offshore, Louisiana, USA
Gerard E. Patronis
Alcyon Shipping Co Ltd., Athens, Greece
Francois Rogivue
Cargill International SA, Geneva, Switzerland
Marthe Romskoug
WWL, Lysaker, Norway
Phil Rundle
Versabar, Inc., Houston, USA
Alexandre Soeur
Mercuria Energy Trading, Geneva, Switzerland
Felix H. Tschudi
Tschudi Aggregates As, Lysaker, Norway
Synnøve Seglem
Knutsen OAS Shipping AS, Haugesund, Norway
Uta Urbaniak-Sage
Epic Gas Ltd., Singapore
Capt. Xie Chun Lin
China Merchants Energy Shipping Company Limited, Hong Kong
3.2 Elected Members of the Election Committee of Assuranceforeningen Skuld (Gjensidig)
The members of the Election Committee are elected at the Annual General Meeting in accordance with Statute 1.3.4 and 1.9.1. The Election Committee consists of the President of the Members' Committee and three members elected by the Annual General Meeting.
a) The following members were re-elected for a one-year period until the Annual General Meeting in 2021:
Eivind Eidesvik
Roberto Giorgi
Felix H. Tschudi
b) After the elections, the Election Committee comprises of the following persons:
Ulrich Niebusch (President of the Committee)
Eivind Eidesvik
Roberto Giorgi
Felix H. Tschudi
Yours faithfully
Assuranceforeningen Skuld (Gjensidig)
Ståle Hansen
President and CEO