Location: White Horse Tavern – Financial District, 25 Bridge Street, New York, NY 10004
Timings:
5:00 PM - Social Hour
6:00PM - Dinner
7:00PM - Technical Session & Webcast
7:00PM - Technical Session & Webcast
Presenters: Sean M. Dalton, Jason Dunn, and James Puglia; Munich Re
Abstract:
This presentation introduces Munich Re US’s BRAVA (Bridge Risk Assessment for Vessel Allision), an analytical framework designed to evaluate and quantify the risk of vessel allisions with U.S. bridges in the context of aging infrastructure and rapidly increasing vessel size. Using the Baltimore Key Bridge collapse as a focal case study, the presentation highlights systemic vulnerabilities in bridge design, pier protection, and risk classification, emphasizing that many bridges were not engineered to withstand impacts from modern ultra-large container vessels.
Drawing on national infrastructure data, ship traffic analysis, and pier protection assessments, BRAVA creates a framework for underwriters to understand bridge vulnerability to large vessel allisions. The presentation demonstrates the growing exposure of US infrastructure to catastrophic losses, business interruption, and supply chain disruption, from a marine insurance and reinsurance perspective.
Booking:
Please E-mail your plans to attend in-person to Bradley Golden, Chairman & Honorary Secretary by Monday, January 19, 2026.
Pricing:
Members $40.00
Non-Members $65.00
Student Members $20.00
Student Non-Members $40.00
Non-Members $65.00
Student Members $20.00
Student Non-Members $40.00
We will also be streaming this presentation via webcast. To register via zoom please use this link.
Once registered, you’ll receive a confirmation with a link to join the event.
Once registered, you’ll receive a confirmation with a link to join the event.
We encourage inviting prospective new members interested in joining the Institute to attend a technical meeting as a guest of the Eastern USA Branch of the IMarEST.
This meeting is being hosted by SMPE.
