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MHG Hosts WISTA's Florida Chapter February Meeting

Published Feb 24, 2012 2:44 PM by The Maritime Executive

On February 23, 2012 the Florida Chapter of the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) held its monthly meeting at MHG Insurance Broker’s Fort Lauderdale, FL office. MHG provides crew, officers and vessel owners with insurance plans designed specifically for the marine industry.

The meeting was hosted by Sheree Lynch, Director of MHG’s Cruise Division. Several members of the MHG team were in attendance, including Chairman and CEO Andrew Dudzinski, President John Haagensen and Executive Vice President Peter Hult, who shared MHG’s history and commitment to the industry with the WISTA group. MHG founders Mr. Dudzinski and Mr. Haagensen explained that when the two met in 1991 there was a real insufficiency in the insurance coverage offered for crew onboard yachts and commercial vessels. Using their combined experience in the insurance and maritime industries as well as their relationships with international underwriters and insurers, they founded MHG Group. Today MHG offers a full line of individual and group insurance benefits for all nationalities, providing mariners with international medical insurance, US life and health insurance, as well as disability income protection, life insurance, financial services and, property and liability insurance.

WISTA members used this meeting to finalize the chapter’s goals and projects for 2012. This year the organization will continue its focus on the three pillars of sustainability, with commitments to Environment, Social and Economic initiatives.

For the fourth year in a row, WISTA will sponsor Seafarers’ House Shoebox Christmas and Seafarers’ House 5K Run/Walk at Port Everglades. Other events this year will include beach clean-ups and socials at industry trade shows.

About WISTA

WISTA is a networking organization for women at the management level in the maritime industry. Members include representatives from ship-owners, charters, brokers, agents, insurers, marine personnel, lawyers, banking & finance, risk management, consultants, shipyards, industry organizations and suppliers. Today WISTA has more than 1,500 members in 33 National WISTA Associations. Find a chapter near you.

To learn more about WISTA or to become a member, click here.

To learn more about MHG Insurance Brokers, click here.