With its roots dating back to 1876, British Marine offers P&I cover for small and medium sized vessels. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the QBE Group and from 2017 is managed by QBE Europe.

British Marine (including QBE Asia P&I) is the largest Non-IG insurer with annual premium income of USD 105 million and offering limits of up to USD 1 billion per incident available for vessels up to 30,000 gross tons.

British Marine can also provide Hull & Machinery covers on a 100% basis in conjunction with Lloyd’s QBE Syndicate 1036.

QBE Asia P&I, a collaboration between British Marine and QBE Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd, has recorded further growth with insured tonnage in East Asia increasing in 2016 by 3.8 million gross tons, and annual premium to USD 20 million.