Marine insurance solutions
Companies operating in the marine, transportation and related industries face a range of unique and challenging risks. Working with insureds and independent intermediaries across the globe, we access Lloyd’s, London and international markets to find solutions for risks across the construction and operational life cycle.
Who we arrange cover for
- Shipowners, managers and operators (single vessels and fleets)
- Charterers
- Ship builders and repairers
- Marine manufacturers, engineers and repairers
- Cargo owners
- Logistic companies
- Freight brokers
- Port authorities, terminal and marina operators
- Port service companies / marine contractors
- Specialist operations, such as cable/pipe laying and marine construction
- Financiers (banks, corporates and private investors)
Types of vessels we cover
We can find solutions for a wide variety of blue, brown and green water vessels and craft, including but not limited to:
- tankers – product, crude, LPG / LNG
- bulk carriers
- general cargo / container vessels
- passenger ships (cruise liners, tourist and sightseeing craft)
- yachts and superyachts
- floating drydocks
- offshore support vessels
- smaller localised tonnage, such as tug, barge, dredgers, pilot boats and buoys
- emergency response vessels
- research vessels
- historical ships
All risks considered
Our breadth of experience allows us to develop insurance programmes that have all risks considered, including, but is not limited to the following.
Hull, P&I, War and ancillary risks
- Builder’s risks
- Freight, demurrage and defence cover (FD&D)
- Increased value / disbursements
- Innocent owner’s and mortgagee’s interest
- Loss of hire / additional expenses
- Physical damage and loss
- Primary and excess protection & indemnity (P&I)
- Shipseize, detention / detainment, quarantine
- Single voyage (delivery, relocation and for ship recycling)
- War risks
Liability
- Charterer’s liability
- Commercial general liability, including contractual
- Crew personal accident
- Liability to cargo
- Maritime employer’s liability
- Professional indemnity
- Ship repairer’s / builder’s liability
- Specialist operations
- Transportation operator’s liability
- Umbrella / excess
- Warehouse legal liability
- Contingent auto liability
Cargo
- Stock throughput
- Standalone primary and excess storage
- Inland marine
- Ocean cargo
- Motor truck cargo
- Project cargo and delay in start-up
- Trade disruption insurance
Marine property, including ports & terminals
- All risks property damage, including business interruption / extra expense
- Broad liability including care, custody and control
- E&O / fines and penalties
- Marine impact / port blockage / removal of wreck
- Seepage & pollution / environmental
- Site specific risks, e.g. real estate or wind turbine developments
