The UK Club's analysis of major claims has, in the years since the publication of the first analysis in 1991, become an industry standard from which not only the Club's Members but also the shipping authorities such as IMO, the maritime safety and coastguard agencies and the press draw many of their statistics. Nevertheless, the primary aim of reviewing the collective claims experience of the Club's Members is to provide a base of information from which the Members themselves may apply risk management principles to reduce their exposure to claims.