The Houston Marine & Energy Insurance Conference thanks our 2019 Sponsors:
Gold Sponsors:
Established in Houston in 1962,and now trusted globally for our professional and efficient service. MatthewsDaniel provides a broad range of pre and post risk expertise to insurers and insureds, with particular emphasis on the energy, marine petrochemical, mining, utilities and heavy engineering industries. Our quality and standards are intrinsic to our leading market position in the loss adjusting and marine warranty sectors, and we strive for constant and consistent improvement. Being part of the Bureau Veritas group of companies enables us to offer clients increased geographical diversification and local representation together with access to a greater depth of resources utilizing in-house laboratories and specialist staff.
Hall Maines Lugrin is a preeminent energy insurance trial boutique nationally ranked in the top tier for commercial litigation and insurance coverage and recovery.
Munich Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, primary insurance and insurance-related risk solutions. The group consists of the reinsurance and ERGO business segments, as well as the capital investment company MEAG. Munich Re is globally active and operates in all lines of the insurance business. Since it was founded in 1880, Munich Re has been known for its unrivalled risk-related expertise and its sound financial position. It offers customers financial protection when faced with exceptional levels of damage – from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake to the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season and the California wildfires in 2018. Munich Re possesses outstanding innovative strength, which enables it to also provide coverage for extraordinary risks such as rocket launches, renewable energies, cyberattacks, or pandemics. The company is playing a key role in driving forward the digital transformation of the insurance industry, and in doing so has further expanded its ability to assess risks and the range of services that it offers. Its tailor-made solutions and close proximity to its customers make Munich Re one of the world’s most sought-after risk partners for businesses, institutions, and private individuals.
American International Group, Inc. (AIG) is a leading global insurance organization. Founded in 1919, today AIG member companies provide a wide range of property casualty insurance, life insurance, retirement products, and other financial services to customers in more than 80 countries and jurisdictions. These diverse offerings include products and services that help businesses and individuals protect their assets, manage risks and provide for retirement security. AIG common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Additional information about AIG can be found at www.aig.com.
Silver Sponsors:
Berkley Offshore Underwriting Managers
Underwriting specialists for on and offshore “upstream” oil and gas properties and marine risks.
Arch Insurance is a market-leading insurer in the U.S. We provide a wide range of property, casualty and specialty insurance for corporations, professional firms and financial institutions across the U.S. We invite you to learn more about our products, our superior underwriters and our claims service. We think you will soon appreciate why Arch Insurance has developed a stellar reputation in the insurance marketplace. Our insurance group consists of Arch Insurance Company, Arch Specialty Insurance Company, Arch Excess & Surplus Insurance Company and Arch Indemnity Insurance Company.
Liskow & Lewis was founded in 1935 and includes nearly 140 lawyers in four offices, strategically located in New Orleans, Lafayette and Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Houston, Texas. Since its inception, the firm’s practice has focused on the energy and oil and gas industry, and has grown to meet the evolving demands of its clients, diversifying into a wide-ranging litigation and transactional practice across the Gulf Coast.
Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons, L.L.P.
Since 1951 Thompson Coe has provided legal service to its marine, energy and related insurance clients. With offices in Dallas, Austin, Houston and New Orleans, Thompson Coe has geographic reach and depth of experience to represent its Marine and Energy clients across the Gulf Coast and throughout Texas and Louisiana. Thompson Coe’s Marine and Energy division is led by seasoned attorneys engaged in a broad spectrum of litigation arising in the marine and energy industry including Jones Act disputes, injuries to rig hands, well blowouts, pipeline accidents, pollution claims, down hole incidents, indemnity disputes and related insurance coverage issues.
Aon plc (NYSE:AON) is a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions. Our 50,000 colleagues in 120 countries empower results for clients by using proprietary data and analytics to deliver insights that reduce volatility and improve performance.
Ascot is a global specialist in insurance and reinsurance, built on a foundation of underwriting expertise. We offer our clients the expertise and security of a large insurer while maintaining a personal approach to their risks.
Specialty Marine and Offshore Energy Managing General Underwriter.
Pierpont Communications partners with global energy, insurance and maritime companies to develop PR and marketing communications programs that enhance and protect corporate reputations and drive strategic narratives among customers, industry influencers, regulators and key stakeholders. Recognized as an energy PR, digital branding & marketing powerhouse, Pierpont has deep experience across the entire oil and gas value chain, logistics and shipping, including law and insurance.
Travelers Oil & Gas has more than 30 years of proven performance in providing tailored insurance programs for businesses engaged in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. With our broad array of coverage offerings and our integrated approach to exclusively serving our oil and gas customers with dedicated underwriters, claim specialists and risk control professionals, we think our experience in, and commitment to, your industry is unmatched. We welcome an opportunity to demonstrate for you why so many businesses in the U.S. oil and gas industry trust us for their risk management and risk transfer needs.
With more than 200 years of expertise, The Hartford (NYSE:HIG) is a leader in property and casualty insurance, group benefits and mutual funds. The Hartford sells its products primarily through a network of independent agents and brokers, and for more than 30 years has been the only nationally endorsed direct auto and home insurance program for AARP’s nearly 38 million members. The Hartford helps its customers prepare for the unexpected, protect what’s most important to them and prevail when the unforeseen happens.
McGriff, Seibels & Williams, Inc. is pleased to welcome you to the 53rd annual Houston Marine & Energy Insurance Conference. McGriff continues to support the “Mariners” seminar whose proceeds generate college scholarships to aspiring students focused on future careers in marine insurance and maritime law. Thanks to the Seminar Committee, led this year by Jana Byron, who has delivered an outstanding lineup of speakers on timely subjects relevant to the world of marine and energy insurance. Through our participation in the seminar, our collective commitment to the energy and marine insurance industry is reinforced every year. Best wishes from McGriff.
The Standard Club provides third party liability marine P&I insurance to shipowners and ship operators representing 9% of the world fleet. The club’s core P&I cover provides members with high-limit insurance against liabilities arising from ship operations and is backed by the International Group’s pooling and reinsurance arrangements.
Verisk provides data analytic insights to customers in insurance, energy and specialized markets, and financial services to help them make better, faster, and more focused decisions that minimize risk and maximize value. Verisk’s Energy and Insurance division is focused on transforming risk assessment and benchmarking for the oil and gas, petrochemical, and power generation industries. Verisk provides global data analytic tools and insights to help insurers underwrite with more precision, improve operational efficiencies, reduce costs, and grow in this challenging market.
Natural gas liquefaction and liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility.
Bronze Sponsors:
With 45 shipping lawyers in New York, Washington, D.C., Houston, and Philadelphia, Blank Rome has the largest and most comprehensive maritime practice in the United States, with market-leading capabilities in regulatory, financing / transactional, litigation and alternative dispute resolution. Blank Rome Maritime was ranked #1 by Chambers USA in three different categories.
Clyde & Co. is a global law firm with a focus on its core sectors of insurance, marine, energy, infrastructure, natural resources, aviation and trade. With over 1,500 lawyers operating from 50 offices and associated on six continents, the firm advises its clients on a wide range of coverage, dispute resolution and transactional matters.
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith
Galloway Law Firm is a Gulf South based litigation firm with twelve convenient office locations throughout the Gulf South and Midwest, including: Houston, Texas; Dallas, Texas;Lafayette, Louisiana; New Orleans, Louisiana; Mandeville, Louisiana; Gulfport, Mississippi; Mobile, Alabama; Pensacola, Florida; Tampa, Florida; Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; and St. Louis, Missouri.
James River Insurance Company is headquartered in Richmond, VA and underwrites a wide variety of specialty P&C and Professional risks on an E&S basis in all 50 states. Founded in 2003, James River is rated A (Excellent) by A.M. Best Co. with a financial size rating of IX ($250 million-$500 million.) Parent: James River Group Holdings, Ltd. (NASDAQ: JRVR).
Lockton is the world’s largest privately held, independent insurance broker. We are passionate about serving our clients, developing our Associates, and giving back to our communities. We make our client’s businesses better by improving their bottom line, managing their capital, and protecting their people, property, and reputation. We Live Service!®
Energy, Marine and Infrastructure Insurance Brokerage and Risk Advisory Services.
ESi helps solve our client’s most challenging technical issues by providing high quality engineering investigation and analysis services.
HFW is a leading global law firm in the aerospace, commodities, construction, energy, insurance and shipping sectors. The firm has almost 600 lawyers, including 180 partners, based in 19 offices across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. HFW prides itself on its deep industry expertise and its entrepreneurial, creative and collaborative culture.
Founded in 1892, Royston Rayzor has an international reputation as a top-ranked firm serving companies and their underwriters in the marine and energy sectors. Royston Rayzor handles matters throughout Texas from five offices in Houston, Galveston, Corpus Christi, San Antonio, and the Rio Grande Valley.
SphereMD is a medical practice that specializes in bending medicine around industry. Our sphere of influence includes Maritime Medicine, Deployment Services, Health Care Programs, International Travel Immunizations and more.
As an industrial insurer with a tradition spanning more than a century, HDI prides itself on being a trusted and reliable partner. Our international network of local insurers in more than 150 countries, broad product array, and superior service allow us to create innovative solutions that keep our clients moving forward.
Jones Walker is a law firm committed to helping clients address today’s challenges, maximize opportunities, and set the stage for future success. Every business, every investor, every family, and every individual has unique goals — and we are here to help you achieve them.
S-E-A is a multi-disciplined forensic engineering firm that specializes in failure analysis.
Beazley is a specialist insurer with three decades of experience providing clients with the highest standards of underwriting and claims service worldwide. Our business is transacted through six divisions which each bring their distinct area of expertise to our clients: cyber & executive risk; marine; political, accident & contingency; property; reinsurance; and specialty lines.
With offices in Louisiana and Texas, Kean Miller serves the legal needs of the people, businesses, and industries that drive the regional economy.
Commercial Global Insurance Services
Insurance & Risk Management Services to the energy, marine & clean energy industries.
Freehill Hogan & Mahar is a law firm with a global practice focused on transportation, international trade, insurance, and personal injury defense.
Pusateri, Johnston, Guillot & Greenbaum
Pusateri, Johnston, Guillot & Greenbaum is a civil litigation firm which was formed in 2014 by five local defense attorneys having combined experience of over one hundred years in private practice of law. The firm currently consists of five members, three partners and three associates. The office is located in downtown New Orleans.
Structured settlement(s) and Medicare Set-Aside(s) firm.
Marsh Wortham/Marsh JLT Specialty
Marsh is a global leader in insurance broking and risk management.
Crum & Forster provides specialty and standard commercial lines insurance products through our admitted and surplus lines insurance companies.
Sompo International Insurance teams offer a diversified set of specialty insurance products through our network of wholesale and retail brokers. We provide high-quality and responsive service. Our US Ocean Marine team is a recognized leader of marine insurance offering coverages for Marine Liability, Cargo, Blue and Brown Water Hull exposures.
Clark Hill is a full-service international law firm that provides innovative legal solutions and client-service excellence worldwide.
With offices positioned along the Gulf Coast from Houston to Tampa, Phelps Dunbar is a law firm of 260 attorneys uniquely equipped to serve clients in the major commercial centers of the burgeoning “Third Coast” of the United States as well as across the country and internationally. Phelps Dunbar represents a diverse client base with a specialty in maritime law.
Full service law firm with offices in New Orleans, Houston, Baton Rouge and Lake Charles, with seasoned professionals and established practices serving the maritime, energy, and insurance industries.
Established in 1971 WQIS is the largest underwriter of vessel pollution liability insurance for vessels in the United States, offering the most comprehensive insurance products in the market.
Insurance adjusters specializing in the energy industry.
Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc. is a worldwide provider of forensic consulting services to insurance companies, law firms, corporations and government agencies. Rimkus assists clients in the responsive and timely resolution of claims and disputes. The company’s team of professional engineers, scientists, and technical specialists is recognized for its commitment to service excellence by local, national and international business communities.
Upstream Oil and Gas Underwriter – Lloyds of London Coverholder.
Lloyd’s is the world’s leading insurance and reinsurance marketplace, with an unrivalled concentration of specialist underwriting expertise. Every day, more than 50 leading insurance companies, over 200 registered Lloyd’s brokers, and a global network of over 4,000 local coverholders operate in and bring business to the Lloyd’s market.
Headquartered in San Francisco, and the National Energy Practice lead through Houston, EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has nationwide presence with a depth of industry expertise across key lines of insurance, including Energy and Marine, property and casualty, employee benefits, unique specialty program insurance, and private client services.
Founded in 1905, R.B. Jones is a leader in providing specialty risk coverage solutions to brokers, agents and wholesalers, including: Commercial Marine, Excess Energy, Commercial Property, Professional Liability, Specialty General Liability, Commercial Umbrella/Excess Liability and other unique products. More information can be found at www.rbjonesinsurance.com.
RT Specialty, a leading independent wholesale broker, is a critical intermediary between insurance carriers and retail brokers. RT’s 16 dedicated practice groups include Energy with specialists in upstream, midstream, downstream, mining and alternative energy risks. Plus Marine, with experience in Blue Water, Brown Water, Terminal Operators and International Risks programs.
USI is one of the largest insurance brokerage and consulting firms in the world, delivering property and casualty and employee benefits solutions to the maritime and energy industries. USI’s team of industry veterans brings a wealth of risk management solutions providing significant economic impact and addressing current and emerging maritime and energy issues.
Liberty Mutual Insurance
We know the marine industry and our clients’ needs. That’s why we are a recognized marine industry leader. Whether it’s cargo or the needs of vessel owners, we provide a broad range of marine insurance products that include Ocean and Project Cargo, Marine Liabilities, Builder’s Risk, and Hull and Machinery.
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Founded in New York in 1917, the American Club is the only P&I mutual domiciled in the Americas. Part of the International Group, it offers full cover for Protection and Indemnity and Freight, Demurrage and Defense risks and has, in recent years, grown and globalized its tonnage.
SIS Risk Management’s mission is to be the World’s leading consultants on complex risk assessment and management. The insurance transaction is the primary vehicle we use to deliver our services from energy to cyber risks and beyond. Our aim is to make the World a safer place and insurance a more valuable investment.
AqualisBraemar offers adjusting, marine, offshore and renewables consultancy services to the energy, shipping and insurance industries. The group employs specialist engineers, naval architects, master mariners, loss adjusters and technical consultants in 33 countries using three distinct brands: AqualisBraemar, AqualisBraemar Yacht Services, and Offshore Wind Consultants.
The National Association of Marine Surveyors, Inc.
Since 1962, the National Association of Marine Surveyors (NAMSGlobal) has serviced the Marine Industry with highly trained & experienced Marine Surveyors. Aside from Yachts & Small Craft, disciplines include Cargo/Container, Commercial Fishing Vessels, Commercial Vessels under 1600 GT, Heavy Lift, Hull & Machinery, Marina Facilities, Marine Warranty, and Salvage Operations. As the oldest marine surveying professional organization in the Americas, NAMSGlobal surveyors are available to assist you with any of the Marine Surveying needs. If you are requiring of a surveyor or are interested in becoming a member, please visit our website at www.namsglobal.org, office@namsglobal.org or call 281.480.6267
SBSB Law is a group of over 50 experienced attorneys who came together to form a law firm that focuses on the needs of our clients. With offices in Houston, Chicago, Boca Raton and New Orleans, we have a broad roster of business and individual services and deep bench strength in Admiralty and Maritime Law and other practice areas