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Get To Know Michelle Tourgee Wood
It’s not often you meet someone in the underwriting field who’s a bookworm that swims with turtles. Say hello to Michelle Tourgee Wood, our featured team member for this month. […]
Mike Falvey Joins Leadership Panel at AIMU Marine Insurance Issues Seminar
Last Tuesday, May 7, our president Mike Falvey was honored to be part of a leadership panel at the AIMU Marine Insurance Issues Seminar. The seminar was held at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York, NY, with the theme of“Shifting Market, Shifting Tides: A New Marine Insurance Landscape is Emerging.” Mike Falvey. pictured far left […]
Transforming Customer Experiences at Harvard Business School
Our customers are always a priority at Falvey Insurance Group and we’ve built that focus into everything we do. Providing quality service is in our mission statement and our top value is relationships. This isn’t a hollow promise—we truly want to provide customers with the best service and to that end, seven members of Falvey’s executive team attended the “... […]
IUMI 2019 Spring Meeting Recap
The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) Technical Committees Spring Meeting was held April 7-8 in Hamburg, Germany. As a major European port city and hometown of IUMI, Hamburg is now the permanent location of the Spring meeting for secretaries, committees and forum members. […]
Get to Know Catherine MacCrae
For our April team member spotlight, we’re featuring someone who regularly bogeys on the mini-golf course and is partial to Spanish getaways. […]
Get to Know Russ Light
In a continuation of our team spotlight series, we’re featuring another member of our team—one who recently rubbed shoulders with Drew Carey during an intense Showcase Showdown. Previously, you met Brad Eldridge and for March we’d like to introduce Russ Light, marine insurance expert and game show contestant. […]
What Is A Trip Transit?
Trip transit is a one-time shipment of cargo—in other words, the cargo has one destination and only needs coverage for that short timeframe and route. This is different from the typical long-distance journeys of cargo traveling by ship. […]
Get To Know Brad Eldridge
With over 160 years of combined experience in marine cargo insurance, the Falvey Cargo Underwriting team has in-depth knowledge and authority in the industry. […]
Damage Control: Explaining the Sue & Labor Clause
Although the Sue & Labor Clause is commonly found in cargo and hull insurance policies—and has existed for more than 200 years—it’s not well understood. That might have something to do with the term’s antiquated origins. When the phrase was first coined in London in 1779, the word “sue” meant “to proceed” rather than to take action in court, while “labor”... […]
