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North Online Login Find out more about out 150 Year celebration

1860 The North of England Protecting & Indemnity [P&I] Association was founded as the North of England Iron Steam Ship Protecting Association.
	1886 After amalgamating with another local club became the North of England P&I Association
1914 By the time of the First World War, North had become the leading P&I Club.
	1918 > 1962 The international shipping depression between the wars and the decline of the UK shipping industry after the Second World War resulted in a fall in the Club's membership and of its relative position in the P&I world.
1962 > 1998 The Club's fortunes revived with the appointment, in 1962, of the first managers from outside of the Club and with the decision, in the late 1960's, to start accepting as members ship-owners from outside of the UK.
	1998 > Today The merger with the Newcastle P&I Club in 1998 and the absorption of business from the Liverpool & London Club in 2000 gave new impetus to the Club's development. Today it is the fourth largest P&I Club in the world, covering a tenth of the global merchant fleet.