Titanic centenary prompts safety concerns
Shipping loss rates have declined from one ship per 100 per year in 1912 to one ship per 670 per year in 2009, according to a report from Allianz to mark the centenary of the iceberg-hit ship.
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has published Safety and Shipping 1912-2012: From Titanic to Costa Concordia, based on research from Cardiff University's Seafarers' International Research
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