North of England Protecting and Indemnity Association
Head Office: Collingwood Buildings, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Established by Shipowners for their mutual protection and indemnity. Protecting Class started in 1860; Indemnity Class in 1874; War Risks in 1898.
1914 Capital of Class I., Protecting, 2,220,660 tons; Class II., Indemnity, 2,272,422 tons; Class III., War Risks—(a) £21,203,039; (b) 1,698,014 tons. Incorporated as an Association; Protecting and Indemnity Classes in 1886. Branches: London, Cardiff, Liverpool, Glasgow. Stall: Legal Agents in every part of the United Kingdom and in all the principal ports of the world. Business: Protection and Indemnity afforded against claims of all kinds under the Workmen's Compensation Acts, Damage done by Collision, Personal Injury, and the numerous and various claims Shipowners become liable for.