Broker
- Marine & Energy

Products & Contacts

Products

Cargo

We write a high quality cargo portfolio and are particularly recognised as a leader in high-tech, pharmaceutical, oil and manufactured goods risks, and in excess cargo business. We focus on building long term relationships with clients and work closely with them to develop mutually beneficial risk control programmes.

Energy

Energy Offshore

We write a diverse portfolio of offshore energy risks worldwide – from dedicated upstream and downstream entities to fully integrated energy companies. We insure offshore risks for oil and gas companies, specialising in offshore insurance for assets located in the North Sea and the Far East, China in particular. We write around 60% of the account in a lead capacity.

Energy Onshore

We provide a wide range of insurance coverage for oil and gas companies worldwide, from well heads to refineries to petrochemical plants. We have a particular dominance in the Middle East and Asia. We lead over 65% of the business we write.

Liability

We are a major leading underwriter in the global liability market, with an account produced from all the major brokers worldwide and from industry specialists. The account comprises pure marine coverage such as P&I, pollution, charterers, standalone energy liability and package policies.

We work closely with our colleagues in hull and energy, particularly offshore, and specialise in tailoring complex and unusual coverage to clients’ precise requirements. We are the leading underwriter to many International Group P&I association, providing extended coverage over and above those offered by Club rules, as well as reinsurance capacity and solutions.

Hull

We write an established high quality hull account. Focusing mainly on blue-water vessels, our portfolio includes a significant proportion of builders’ risks, short tail total loss only, increased value, and mortgagees interest risks. We also cover physical damage to ports, worldwide. We are supported by all the major hull brokers and are recognised as leaders in all aspects of this account.

Political Risk and Terrorism

Through a specialist underwriting team, we have developed a broad based worldwide
political risk and terrorism portfolio. This compliments the other areas of our portfolio – onshore energy, cargo and specie in particular.

Specie

We underwrite a worldwide account specialising in armoured car, general specie, fine art and jewellers block. We write to all the major brokers, and deal with some of the most prominent institutions in the financial sector and the art world. We lead approximately 40% of the specie business we write.

War

We write a maritime account that includes war risks on vessels, cargo, floating energy risks and marine liabilities. We are an established leader in the class and play an instrumental role in setting the terms and conditions followed worldwide.