The 150-year-old system of mutual protection and indemnity insurance is facing challenges from blockchain, cut-throat competition and financial pressures, according to a specialist P&I conference held in Piraeus.

The future of the industry was the headline topic at the annual International P&I Conference held at the Piraeus Marine Club last week.

Philip Stephenson at the International P&I Conference. Photo: Piraeus Marine Club

And it was the advances in blockchain technology that were raised as a potentially existential threat to the current system.