Type 1 or more characters for results. Contact us Log in Subscribe Emergency & claims Products & services Loss prevention News & resources About us Our history Home About us Our history Following the path of the transport revolution. TT Club has single-mindedly served the international transport community since 1968 – the year that the first purpose-built container ship took to the seas. 1956: the birth of the container age. In 1956, the first strengthened containers were loaded onto a spar deck of the converted tanker, Ideal X. This marked the fulfilment of a dream for American trucker, Malcom McLean, who had, since 1937, been working on how to reduce the long hours for dockers waiting to stow or unload their vehicles on or off ships. The container age was quietly born. It was McLean's significant involvement that set the wheels in motion to put containerisation into practice, but it was not until 1968 that the first purpose-built cellular container ship took to the high seas. This revolution in international freight transport forever changed shipowner's insurance requirements. Whereas before they only needed insurance cover 'port to port,' they began to assume responsibility for the transportation of the container, and the cargo inside, from 'door to door'. The P&I Clubs who traditionally covered ship's cargo at sea made a policy decision at the time that they were going to remain water borne insurers and therefore they were not prepared to cover the containers ashore, either for the risks of cargo liability or third party damage. Additionally, they also avoided insuring the 'hulls' of containers. Shipowners who were going into containerisation on the Atlantic trade were faced with either obtaining insurance from the commercial market or creating a mutual alternative. So the 'Through Transit Club', shortened to the 'TT Club', was formed with the principle purpose of providing shipowners with insurance protection for damage to the containers on both land and sea. TT Club was established as a mutual non-profit insurer, similar to the P&I Clubs, using all premiums and investment income for paying claims, administration costs and building up reserves with the Board of Directors drawn from the Club's membership. There were originally three joint managers all drawn from the P&I sector, although Thomas Miller assumed sole responsibility and remains the management company today. 2020s 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s Representing every type of operator and every region of the world, our Board of Directors is drawn from the Club’s membership. Read more Other Thomas Miller businesses Please select ... Useful links Products & services Loss prevention News & resources About us Search Contact us Legal Modern Slavery Regulation Cookies & privacy Employer's liability register My TT Club Our service commitment Terms & Conditions Trends & Insights We produce a range of publications, circulars and bulletins. Subscribe © 2021 Thomas Miller Group. All rights reserved. Through Transport Mutual Insurance Association Limited and TT Club Mutual Insurance Limited, trading as the TT Club. TT Club Mutual Insurance Limited, registered in the UK (Company number: 02657093) is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority. In Hong Kong, TT Club Mutual Insurance Limited is authorised and regulated by the Hong Kong Insurance Authority, in Singapore by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and in Australia by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. In the United States, TT Club Mutual Insurance Limited is approved as a surplus lines insurer in all states and is accessible through properly licensed surplus lines brokers. The registered offices are: 90 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 4ST. Through Transport Mutual Insurance Association Limited, registered in Bermuda (Company number: 1750) is authorised and regulated in Bermuda by the Bermuda Monetary Authority. The UK VAT Identification number for Through Transport Mutual Insurance Association Limited is: GB 564 5244 35 and for TT Club Mutual Insurance Limited is: GB 564 3375 30. The Italian VAT Identification number for TT Club Mutual Ltd is: 03627210101. Business within the European Economic Area is underwritten by UK P&I Club N.V. who reinsure the risk back to TT Club Mutual Insurance Limited. Thomas Miller B.V. are the Authorised Agent of UK P&I Club N.V. and is Regulated by the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM)). UK P&I Club N.V. is Authorised by the Dutch Central Bank (De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB)) and Regulated by the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM)). UK P&I Club N.V. (Chamber Of Commerce No.:73217484) and Thomas Miller B.V. (Chamber Of Commerce No.:72109106) are registered in the Netherlands. The registered offices are: Wilhelminakade 953A, 3072 AP Rotterdam, The Netherlands.