Maritime and Transport
Our specialists accompany you in managing your risks and in finding insurance solutions.
Insure your businesses in the Maritime and Transport sector.
Shipowners, operators, charterers, transport brokers, transport organizers, port and handling professionals, shipyards, you are exposed to material and financial risks during the operation of your activities. Our specialists in maritime and transport insurance offer you support in mapping out your risks and in finding efficient insurance solutions to cover your assets, your liability, and your financial risks.
We have identified your main risks :
- Bodies and engines
- Colisiones
- Contamination
- Rescue
- Common breakdown
- Retirement from the wreck
- Damages to passengers
- Damage to crews
- Missing, theft of goods
- Cargo contamination
- Variation of controlled temperature
- Risks of war, political risks, terrorism, strikes, riots, popular movements
Our clients
- Maritime shipowners
- Operators
- River Shipowners / Barge Operators
- Fishing
- Trading of raw materials - goods transported
- Goods transported - Industry
- T&L (freight forwarders, carriers, logisticians)
- Yachting
- Shipyards
- Maritime experts
- Ship financing banks
Why choose Howden?
- A unique 360° vision of the market : We have detailed knowledge of your business and your sector, with nearly 100 years' experience in marine and transport insurance broking.
- Understanding your challenges : Since 1931, we have been working with major players in various transport sectors.
- Expertises : Expert technical teams, often drawn from our customers' businesses. The individual experience of each is available to you to manage your exposures, optimise your insurance protection and, where necessary, provide your operational teams with dedicated training sessions certain products.
- Responsiveness & Availability : Central coordination at the customer's service, with a claims department on call 24/7.
- Global approach : A 360° approach covering advice, placement, management and handling of claims and recourse for your risks.
- Adaptation & National and International Network : Expertise in proximity thanks to our regional presence and an integrated international network in over 100 countries.
- Defense of your interests : A strengthened Compensation team to ensure the protection of your rights and interests, a network of specialized claims managers in France and abroad.
- Compromiso : Our employees aim for only one result - to keep our commitments.
Contact
Jean-Baptiste De Malartic
Jean-Baptiste De Malartic
Director of Maritime and Transport Product Line and General Manager of Howden Marine France
Jean-Baptiste graduated from EDHEC Business School with an MSc in Strategy and Organization. After an initial experience at Gan Patrimoine (a subsidiary of Groupama) in personal insurance, he worked for four years in Italy for an insurance captive of the Crédit Agricole group to develop its activity and partnerships. Upon his return to France, he joined the underwriting department of AXA XL (formerly AXA CS) to lead development and innovation projects before integrating the marine cargo underwriting team in France, of which he became responsible in 2020.
Currently serving as Director of the Maritime and Transport Product Line and General Manager of Howden Marine France, Jean-Baptiste is responsible for developing Maritime and Transport solutions, which are one of the pillars of Howden in France. Howden Marine in France is built on the historical foundations of Guian, superbly developed with Seasecure under the direction of Jean Brossollet, with Jean-Baptiste succeeding him.