Updated list of approved insurance providers for Barbadian vessels

The Barbados Maritime Ship Registry has revised bulletin No. 013 with the list of Approved Providers of Insurance.

The bulletin was revised on 30 September 2024.

Purpose: The bulletin provides a list of approved insurance providers for Barbadian vessels to ensure compliance with various maritime conventions and regulations.

Key Conventions & Regulations:

• P&I Certificate of Entry for general liability.
• Insurance for ships over 1000 Gross Tonnage under the 2001 Bunkers Convention.
• Insurance for ships carrying over 2000 tons of oil in bulk under the 1992 Civil Liability Convention.
• Insurance covering all seafarers for repatriation and shipowner’s liability under the MLC 2006.
• Requirements for ships on international voyages per the PAL 2002.
• Coverage for ships over 300 Gross Tonnage under the 2007 Nairobi WRC.

Barbados Maritime Ship Registry (BMSR): Not a signatory to the 2007 Nairobi WRC, but requires valid insurance for compliance.

Approval Process: Insurance providers must submit various documents to be approved by the BMSR before their certificates are accepted.

List of Approved Providers of Insurance

• ACE Insurance
• AIG Europe S. A
• ALANDIA
• Alfastrakhovanie PLC
• American International Group UK Limited
• American Steamship Owners Mutual Protection & Indemnity Association, INC.
• Amlin Europe N.V.
• Amlin Insurance SE
• Amlin Marine N.V.
• ASPEN INSURANCE UK LIMITED
• Assuranceforeningen Gard – Gjensidig
• Assuranceforeningen Gard – Gjensidig – Japan Branch
• Assuranceforeningen Skuld (Gjensidig) Singapore Branch
• Assuranceforeningen Skuld (Gjensidig) UK Branch
• Aurora P&I (Formerly Carina P&I)
• Balance Insurance JSC
• Brit Syndicate 2987
• British Marine
• Catlin Indemnity Company
• China Shipowners Mutual Assurance Association
• EF MARINE PTE LTD. (Singapore) & EF MARINE B.V., Rotterdam
• Forsakringsaktiebolaget Alandia
• GARD AS
• Gard P. & I. (Bermuda) Ltd
• Gard P. & I. (Bermuda) Ltd., Singapore Branch
• GENERALI OSIGURANJE D.D.
• Great American Insurance Company
• Hanseatic P&I
• Hydor
• Ingosstrakh Insurance Company
• Lingard Limited
• Liverpool and London Steamship Protection and Indemnity Association Limited
• Lloyd’s
• LODESTAR MARINE (issues insurance on behalf of Aspen)
• Maritime Mutual Insurance Association (NZ) Limited
• MARKEL International Insurance Company Limited
• Meiji Yasuda General Insurance Company, Limited
• Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited
• MS Amlin Insurance SE
• NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY
• NIPPONKOA Insurance Company, Limited
• Nissay Dowa General Insurance Company, Limited
• Noord Nederlandsche P&I Club
• NorthStandard EU DAC
• North of England Protecting and Indemnity Association Limited
• NORWEGIAN HULL CLUB
• PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited Dalian Branch
• QBE EUROPE SA/NV trading as BRITISH MARINE
• QBE Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd trading as QBE Asia P&I / British Marine
• QBE UK LIMITED trading as BRITISH MARINE
• RaetsMarine Insurance B.V.
• Raets Marine Insurance B.V. (Formerly InterCostal Shipowners P&I B.V.)
• RO Marine AS
• Rosgosstrakh Insurance Company
• Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance plc
• SAISON Automobile & Fire Insurance Company, Limited
• Safeguard Guarantee Company Ltd.
• SECOM General Insurance Company, Limited
• Sun Re Limited
• SKULD
• SKULD (Far East) Ltd.
• SOGLASIE Insurance Company Limited
• Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.
• Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association (Europe) Limited
• Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association Limited
• Sveriges Angfartygs Assurans Forening (The Swedish Club)
• SWISS RE INTERNATIONAL SE
• Syndicate 2001
• The Britannia Steam Ship Insurance Association Limited
• The DAIDO Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Limited
• The Japan Ship Owners’ Mutual Protection & Indemnity Association
• Thomas Miller Specialty
• Tokyo Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Company, Limited
• The Fuji Fire & Marine Insurance Company, Limited
• The Korea Shipowner’s Mutual Protection & Indemnity Association
• The London Steam-Ship Owners’ Mutual Insurance Association Ltd.
• The Nisshin Fire & Marine Insurance Company, Limited
• The North of England Protecting and Indemnity Association Limited
• The Pacific Maritime Club
• The Power Front Ship Owner Mutual Insurance Association (PFMA)
• The Shipowners’ Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association (LUXEMBOURG)
• The Society of Lloyds
• The Standard Club Asia Ltd
• The Standard Club Europe Ltd
• The Standard Club Ireland DAC
• The Standard Club UK Ltd
• The Standard Steamship Owners Protection and Indemnity Association (Europe) Limited
• The Standard Steamship Owners Protection and Indemnity Association (Bermuda) Limited
• The Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association (Bermuda) Limited
• The Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association Limited
• The Sumi-Sei General Insurance Company, Limited
• Türk P ve I Sigorta A.Ş. (Trading as Türk P&I)
• United Kingdom Mutual Steam Ship Assurance Association (Bermuda) Limited
• United Kingdom Mutual Steam Ship Assurance Association (Europe) Limited
• The West of England Ship Owners Mutual Insurance Association (Luxembourg)
• The West of England Ship Owners Mutual Insurance Association (Luxembourg) S. A.
• VSK Insurance Company, Russia
• Water Quality Insurance Syndicate

Barbados Approved Providers of Insurance Rev.3.5