Hull & Machinery Claims
Hull & machinery (H&M) insurance claims can be a complex, nuanced process that requires the expertise of an experienced H&M marine surveyor.
With over 150 years of experience in H&M consulting and surveying, we have acted as a reliable partner to ship owners, underwriters, brokers, law firms, and other related parties.
Our approach to navigating the complex landscape of H&M claims is rooted in our origins in The Salvage Association and its founding motto: Quaerite Vera – to seek the truth.
Market challenges
We understand the challenges of mitigating and managing risk in such a rapidly changing maritime sector. Our global footprint also enables us to provide our global service offering applied with a local market context.
We blend technical expertise, a recognised track-record, reputation, and trust in the industry, with our own practical experience across maritime sectors, to provide the most comprehensive advice and reporting to clients, to support them in managing risk in any scenario.
Some of the common challenges impacting H&M insurance today:
Ageing fleet
Environmental regulatory compliance
Impact of climate change
Increasing threat of cyber risk
Supply chain disruptions
Technological advancements and risk in their application
Large losses.
Marine Surveyors expert in Hull & Machinery Insurance Claims ready to help
More than 50% of our global maritime team comes from a seafaring background, with many working previously as chief engineers, superintendents, and class surveyors. This allows us to deliver truly comprehensive H&M consulting, covering the following areas:
- Marine diesel engineering and auxiliary machinery
- Steam plant, low-pressure boilers, high-pressure boilers and steam turbines
- Cargo systems, including pumps, cranes, LNG / LPG systems, and Ro-Ro ramps and decks
- Low-voltage and high-voltage electrical plant
- Fire, flooding and grounding damage
- Repair methods and pricing
- Dry docking
- Structural surveys and steelwork
- All types of vessels
Our solutions to hull & machinery insurance challenges
Combining a wealth of experience in maritime repair and salvage with a commitment to seeking the truth, our H&M surveying and consultancy offering mitigates risk and preserves your reputation in the industry.
This is because we’re acutely aware of our clients’ key market challenges. Using this knowledge, we provide consulting, surveys and technical advice across:
- Rapid 24/7 on-site attendance and support to masters and owners at site of casualty
- Failure investigations
- Damage surveys
- Loss of hire surveys
- Advice on repair solutions and costs
- Third-party monitoring of repair contracts, including preparation of specifications, bid documents, management and supervision
- Post-repair review of repair accounts
- ‘’Seaworthiness’’ investigations
- Loss prevention and condition warranty surveys
- JH143 Shipyard Risk Assessment Surveys
- JH2013/007 A, B, S and D, H&M condition surveys
- JH / ITC and CEFOR / Nordic format reporting
Hull & machinery insurance support around the globe
We have an H&M surveyor footprint in more than 300 locations internationally, so we can provide localised support with international knowledge backing.
This allows us to work seamlessly alongside underwriters, owners, repairers, salvors, lawyers, and brokers to best protect our clients’ interests while simultaneously ensuring those relationships continue to grow.
Reach out to a member of the team to learn more about how our H&M consultants and marine surveyors can help you.
The value we bring
Legacy in seeking the truth.
50% of staff from sea-faring background.
In-house energy transition expertise.
Multi-disciplined marine and engineering expertise.
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