Maria Prevezanou had plenty to feel good about when she opened the doors to the 19th International Protection and Indemnity Conference in Piraeus in January.

She was well on her way to completing February’s annual round of P&I insurance renewals for a healthy book of clients that reads like a who’s who of Greek shipowners.

Sitting around the table at the conference were 12 of the 13 members of the International Group of P&I Clubs that had accepted Prevezanou’s invitation to attend.