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INTERVENANT

Frédéric Denèfle’s history with IUMI is extensive, having served on the Executive Committee since 2018.
Before then, he was the Legal and Liability Technical Committee Chair from 2015.

He has been a strong IUMI promoter throughout his career, liaising with the various West African market
representatives to establish a link with those emerging markets and has been part of the Salvage Forum
since its inception.

Frédéric Denèfle has 34 years of insurance industry experience. He started out in legal claim handling, first
with Paris-based Reunion Européenne and then with the French market organisation CESAM. He joined
AGF MAT/Allianz Group in 1998 and worked there until 2012.
In 2013, he started a new role at GAREX to become the Managing Director of underwriting of Marine War
insurance in Paris.

He has spent much of his career in the claim and legal environment, focusing on the follow-up of big
Mr. Frédéric marine casualties, both on the hull and cargo side. He subsequently became involved in legal matters,
including compliance issues.
DENÈFLE
Président, IUMI Frédéric Denèfle is a former member of various technical claim and legal marine insurance committees
Directeur Général de la in the French Insurance Federation (FFA) and has been a regular participant of the French Maritime Law
souscription de l’assurance
Association (Association Francaise Du Droit Maritime). He is also a lecturer at Paris and Aix Marseille
guerre maritime, GAREX
Universities on marine and transport insurance.