Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. subsidiary, Pen Underwriting, has taken a box at Lloyd’s as its investment into maximising ease of doing business continues.
Pen’s team of specialist marine underwriters will be taking box 393, on gallery 3. Their presence on the trading floor will provide brokers with support in placing complex marine risks in areas including brown water hull, war risk and ports & terminals liability, the company stated.
In time, Pen intends for the box to diversify into complementary product lines benefitting from Lloyd’s distribution, increasing the range of underwriter expertise available for face-to-face trading.
Chris Goddard, Co-Managing Director of Marine at Pen Underwriting, said: “We are proud to take our place on the trading floor of Lloyd’s. As a team of specialist underwriters, dedicated to offering international insurance protection in a particularly traditional market like marine, our desire to simplify the way business is transacted has driven us since launch.
“While that simplification often means investment in innovative technology, it also means making sure in-person trading is readily accessible when needed. Box 393 enables all our niche marine underwriters to come together in one place for brokers and to be on hand to discuss and place complex risks.”
Pen’s Marine specialism was established in April this year when the company acquired five distinct underwriting businesses – Vessel Protect, Trafalgar Marine Trades, BMM Ports & Terminals, Fortify Marine and Freeboard Maritime – backed by 100% Lloyd’s capacity.
Adrian Scott, Managing Director of International at Pen Underwriting, commented: “Being a visible and accessible part of the trading floor at Lloyd’s is a key component of our marine team’s growth strategy. For the first time, brokers will be able to visit the Pen-branded box where we will have a unified marine presence that brings together all our marine brands and the full complement of our expertise whenever they need it.”
He added: “As a globally important insurance hub, we see Lloyd’s as a valuable distribution channel in Pen’s future, not only for marine risks, but other specialist lines of business.
“Maintaining and indeed continuing to develop the ability to trade with brokers face-to-face will cement those relationships further and fully complements our digital solution offerings, which provide real-time self-serve quote and bind platforms. Having these multiple styles of distribution provides our broker partners with the choice of how they wish to engage with Pen.”
