Hughes to chair U.S. Average Adjusters

Hughes to chair U.S. Average Adjusters    Joe Hughes has been elected chairman of The Association of Average Adjusters of the United States and will serve one year.
   The association was first organized in 1879, and has more than 400 members representing the judiciary, ship owners, marine underwriters and brokers, and other maritime professionals from around the world.
   Hughes, based in New York, is chairman and chief executive officer of Shipowners Claims Bureau Inc., managers of the American Protection and Indemnity Club.