Specialty Insurance
Specialized cover for marine, aviation, and travel risks — protecting your vessels, aircraft, cargo, and journeys.
Overview
About Specialty Insurance
Some risks call for specialist expertise. Our specialty lines cover marine, aviation, and travel — protecting vessels and cargo at sea, aircraft and operators in the air, and travellers on the move. Whether for leisure or commercial use, we place these niche risks with underwriters who understand them.
What's Covered
- Marine hull (vessels & craft)
- Marine cargo (import & export)
- Aircraft hull damage
- Aviation third-party liability
- Non-ownership aviation liability
- Travel medical emergencies
- Trip cancellation & delay
- Lost baggage & passport
Key Benefits
What You Get
Marine Insurance
Hull insurance for fishing boats, pleasure craft, and commercial vessels, plus cargo insurance for the import or export of marine goods. Covers risks such as sinking, collision, theft, and natural disasters across land, rail, sea, and air transit.
Aviation Insurance
Aircraft hull cover for physical damage, aircraft liability for third-party injury or property damage, and non-ownership liability for pilots flying aircraft they do not own — for private, commercial, and cargo operations.
Travel Insurance
Protection against travel delays, medical emergencies, lost or stolen belongings, trip cancellations, personal liability, personal accident, and loss of passport — from the moment you buy the policy until you return home.
Coverage in Detail
The Full Picture
Types of Marine Insurance
Protect your investment, whether it is for leisure or commercial use. Marine insurance provides financial protection for loss or damage to vessels and cargo, covering risks such as sinking, collision, theft, and natural disasters across land, rail, sea and air. There are two major types:
- Hull Insurance — covers fishing boats, pleasure craft and other vessels.
- Cargo Insurance — covers the import or export of marine cargo or goods.
Types of Aviation Insurance
- Aircraft Hull Insurance — covers physical damage to the aircraft caused by accidents, weather or vandalism.
- Aircraft Liability Insurance — protects against legal claims for bodily injury or property damage caused to third parties, such as people on the ground or passengers.
- Non-Ownership Liability — covers pilots flying aircraft they do not own.
Travel Insurance — What's Covered
Planning a trip can be exciting, yet stressful — and the last thing you should worry about is the unexpected. Travel insurance offers specialized protection against:
- Travel delay.
- Medical emergencies not arising from pre-existing conditions.
- Lost or stolen belongings.
- Trip cancellations.
- Personal liability.
- Personal accident.
- Loss of passport.
Coverage starts from the moment you purchase the policy until you return home.
Why Shawn Hope
Why Choose Us for Specialty Insurance?
Marine, aviation, and travel risks are specialist by nature. Our brokers know which underwriters cover these lines in the Caribbean and beyond, and we tailor the cover to how you actually use your vessel, aircraft, or itinerary — whether for leisure or commercial purposes.
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