
Research and Briefings
Expert Perspectives on the Marine Industry
The report consists of a collection of articles examining the risks and opportunities facing the marine sector.
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XTo navigate today’s evolving challenges and risks, you need a risk management advisor with marine expertise.
As global trade stretches into more remote corners of the world, the entire maritime industry enjoys new growth opportunities. It also faces new challenges, unpredictable costs, and the ever-present potential for catastrophic loss. The speed of change keeps accelerating, requiring swift responses and greater operational efficiencies.
Marsh’s Marine Practice is a leading advisor to the maritime industry on risk and insurance issues. Our globally coordinated team of nearly 600 maritime specialists places approximately US$3 billion in marine premiums globally, identifying cost-effective, often hard-to-find insurance solutions. We help clients differentiate their risk profiles, enabling them to better compete for insurer capacity.
With specialized marine expertise backed by industry-leading data, analytics, and benchmarking, we help determine and prioritize exposures and determine how much risk your balance sheet can comfortably retain. We use technology to develop innovative risk management solutions specifically for the maritime industry. And our dedicated marine claims staff helps to accelerate claims payments to maintain cash flow.
With Marsh’s Marine Practice, you can minimize total cost of risk, help protect your balance sheet amid business challenges, and stay competitive in an increasingly global marketplace.
Marsh’s Marine Practice is a recognized industry leader, defining, designing, and delivering risk management solutions to vessel owners, operators and charterers. Our colleagues can provide assistance with the risk assessment, insurance placement and marine claims management for all marine activities from the building, operation and repair of:
Marine Liability (including Protection and Indemnity) focuses on liability risks for clients with exposures in the direct or indirect marine operations, offering exclusive facilities for:
Cargo insurance is designed to provide protection against all risks of physical loss or damage, from any external cause, to goods while in the course of transit. Marsh offers web-based shipment reporting systems that are easy to use and take only minutes to complete. Additionally, our program offers the following:
Marsh solutions have been designed specifically for:
Marsh Marine clients have access to the MarshCargo.com Online Account Management System, leading edge technology that saves time and expense by bringing together the services of your Marsh broker, claims specialists, and underwriters with immediate access to coverage and efficient online support.