Marine

Marine insurance specialist underwriters

Marine insurance covers a range of specialist maritime risks. This can include protection for damage to vessels, cargo, and property, as well as third-party liabilities.

Based in Genoa, Rotterdam and Hamburg, our underwriting teams provide a portfolio of highly customisable products, leveraging over 30 years of experience. These key locations create a centre of underwriting excellence, strategically positioned to expand the business across multiple countries. We collaborate closely with partners to deliver tailored solutions and continuously diversify our product range.

Our mission is to deliver swift, profitable, pragmatic, and competitive leading insurance with high-quality technical service and claims handling.

Key benefits

  • Claims handling experience and a solution-oriented approach - A proactive and efficient claims service focused on fair and timely resolutions.
  • Large player with long-term commitment - Stability and reliability with long-term market presence.
  • Good capacity with high limit - Competitive coverage limits supported by solid financial backing.
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Our product offer

Our global approach includes both facultative reinsurance and direct business, with the aim to lead, co-lead, or participate as an agreement party. We cover bluewater tonnage, including bulkers, containers, tankers, FSO/FPSO units, as well as contractors, dredgers, cable-laying vessels, and crane ships. Our appetite also includes cruise and passenger vessels, tugs, barges, support and supply vessels, research vessels with overboard equipment, floating fish farms, towages, and delivery voyages. Additionally, we cover builders risk, land equipment, inland hull, and cargo.

With a global approach offering both facultative reinsurance and direct business, we aim to lead, co-lead, or participate as an agreement party. Our risk appetite includes builders risk, newbuild, refit, and SRL projects, with interest in all types of tonnage. We focus primarily on yachts, offshore vessels, research vessels, cruise ships, and naval vessels, both surface and submarine, as well as delivery voyages and cargo risks.

Our inland hull coverage focuses on European continental vessels, particularly larger fleets. We cover contracting vessels, cargo-carrying vessels, river cruise vessels, inland ferries, tugs, and barges.

Designed mainly for the Dutch market, our land equipment coverage offers direct insurance with risk selection based on client experience and proven profitability. We focus on clients with higher deductibles, solid technical management, and strong maintenance philosophies. Our risk appetite includes heavy lift equipment, agricultural machinery, rental and lease equipment, mobile and port cranes, contractor's equipment, and excavators.

Our cargo coverage is primarily for Dutch and Benelux clients, focusing on direct insurance. We cover all-risk transit and storage for textiles, wooden products and raw materials, transport mounting, machinery, equipment, electronics, chemicals, fertilizers, beers, wines, spirits, and cars.

Why choose DUAL?

International network and underwriting experience

Extensive market knowledge with a global reach to support diverse client needs. 

Technical background

Deep technical expertise ensures tailored and informed underwriting decisions. 

Recognised names

Strong partnerships with reputable capacity providers. 

Direct client contact

Close collaboration with clients and brokers to ensure tailored solutions. 

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