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“Breeze is at the forefront of the digital revolution in marine and cargo insurance,” said Kern.

“Combining new technology, data and machine learning will completely transform the marine and cargo insurance industry, to provide a level of transparency and efficiency in freight management that will ultimately make shipping more sustainable, more profitable, and safer.”

“Breeze has built in a very short time what the industry has been talking about for years now, and I am looking forward to using my knowledge of the market to accelerate the industry’s transformation through impactful end-to-end, digital, and data-driven insurance offerings.”

Breeze is a fully automated, digital insurance solution, specifically tailored for freight forwarders and logistics companies.

It is free-to-use and provides instant shipper-interest, all-risk, cargo cover in a way that they are not insured by their forwarder or logistics provider, and with Breeze forwarders can seamlessly offer shippers the coverage they need.”

“Patrizia’s experience and energy will be a huge asset to our growing team, and we are excited that she is joining us.”

Kern has extensive experience of using technology and risk intelligence to drive the global maritime insurance industry towards sustainability.

She is the Chair of the Poseidon Principles for Marine Insurance (PPMI), an initiative launched in 2021 to accelerate the shipping industry’s decarbonisation, and chairs the Big-Data and Digitalization Forum and Nominating Committee of the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI).

Kern is an Advisory Board Member for the Global Maritime Forum (GMF), Lloyd’s Register, and the ICC Digital Standard Initiative.