Marine insurance · Financial risks

Products

Surety Marine underwrites marine and financial risk for companies operating in international trade. Beyond the physical risks at sea — damage, loss, liability — international trade also depends on financial and contractual obligations being met. Our products protect both sides of that risk.

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Marine insurance

Protection & Indemnity (P&I)

Fixed-premium Owners’ P&I cover for commercial vessels, on an individual vessel or fleet basis.

Aerial view of a tanker bow at sea

Limit

Up to USD 50M

Cover may include

Crew liabilities

Personal injury

Wreck removal

Passenger liabilities, considered case by case

Sue & Labour and associated mitigation expenses

Cargo liabilities

Collision liabilities (running down clause), including fixed and floating objects

Pollution liabilities

General Average contributions

Stowaways, refugees and life-saving expenses

Vessel criteria

Under 40 years

IACS classed

Under 25 years

Non-IACS classed

Approved flags

Barbados

Comoros

Cook Islands

Dominica

Gambia

Guinea-Bissau

India

Jamaica

Malta

Palau

Panama

Saint Kitts and Nevis

San Marino

Sierra Leone

Togo

Vanuatu

On additional terms

Cameroon

Marshall Islands

Niue

Sao Tome and Principe

Taiwan

Tanzania

Thailand

Vietnam

Limited approval

Turkey (Turkish straits passage only)

Trading area

Worldwide trading considered, subject to sanctions and regulatory requirements.

Outside our current appetite

Vessels connected to sanctioned ownership or dark/shadow fleet activity

Very old or unclassed tonnage

A poor five-year loss history

Short-term (under one year) covers

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Vessel schedule (name, IMO, flag, type, age, GT, class)

Current classification certificate and latest survey status

Trading areas and cargo profile

KYC documentation

Ownership and management details

Five-year loss record

Requested cover, limits and deductibles

Vessel schedule (name, IMO, flag, type, age, GT, class)

Ownership and management details

Current classification certificate and latest survey status

Five-year loss record

Trading areas and cargo profile

Requested cover, limits and deductibles

KYC documentation

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Marine insurance

Hull & Machinery (H&M)

Physical damage cover for the vessel itself — hull, machinery and equipment.

Deck and cranes of a bulk carrier at sea

Limit

Up to USD 50M

Cover

Hull

Machinery

Equipment

Gear

Materials

Outfit and everything connected hereto

Subject to policy terms and conditions.

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Marine insurance

Cargo

Protection for goods moving through international trade, with cover shaped around the route, the cargo type and the risk profile of each shipment.

Limit

Up to USD 50M

Conditions

ICC (A)

ICC (B)

ICC (C)

Specialist cargoes

Bulk oil

Frozen food

Coal

Risks typically considered

Damage during loading and discharge

Weather damage

Accidents in transit

Theft or pilferage

Container loss at sea

Written on a stand-alone or follow basis, independent of H&M and P&I.

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Marine insurance

Yachts

Insurance for private yachts and fiberglass catamarans.

Limit

Up to USD 50M

Cover

Hull

Machinery

Boats

Gear

Equipment

Vessels

Private yachts

Fiberglass catamarans

Written on the IYC CL328 basis. Scope and terms are agreed individually for each yacht.

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Financial risks

Sureties & Bonds

Protection against the risk that a contractual, financial or political commitment is not fulfilled.

International trade depends on more than the physical safety of cargo and vessels — it also depends on obligations being met. Our Sureties & Bonds products protect against the risk that a contractual, financial, or political commitment is not fulfilled.

Availability and terms depend on the transaction, jurisdiction and underwriting assessment.

Limit

Up to USD 50M

Risk areas

Trade & Contract Risks

Non-payment, contract non-performance and contract frustration.

Political & Investment Risks

Political risks affecting cross-border trade, export credit and investment.

Assessment starts with the underlying obligation and the parties responsible for it.

Instruments

Bonds

Bid Bond

Performance Bond

Advance Payment Bond

Retention Bond

Commercial Bonds

Court Bonds

Shipbuilding Bonds

Developers & Infrastructure Bonds

PPA (Power Purchase Agreement) Bonds

Environmental Bonds

Local Government Pension Scheme Bonds

Credit & risk insurance

Trade Credit Insurance

Export Credit Insurance

Sovereign Credit Insurance

Political Risk Insurance

Investment Insurance

Payment & credit

Payment Undertaking

Payment Guarantees

Credit Facility

Additional services

Loss Prevention

Risk review and practical guidance aimed at reducing the likelihood or severity of loss.

Survey List

Access to relevant survey resources and support where required by the risk.

Consultancy

Specialist support on marine and financial risk matters.

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