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

Pourquoi choisir Howden ?

Une vision unique du marché

Nous avons une connaissance détaillée de vos activités et de votre secteur avec près de 100 ans d’expérience dans le courtage d’assurance maritime et transport.

Compréhension de vos enjeux

Depuis 1931, nous accompagnons de grands acteurs dans différents secteurs d'activités du transport.

Expertises 

Des équipes techniques expertes et souvent issues des métiers de nos clients. L'expérience individuelle de chacun est à votre disposition pour piloter vos expositions, optimiser vos protections assurancielles et, le cas échéant, fournir à vos équipes opérationnelles des sessions de formation dédiées à certains produits.

Réactivité & Disponibilité

Une coordination centrale au service du client avec un service sinistres joignable 24/24 7/7.

Approche globale

Une approche à 360° qui couvre le conseil, le placement, la gestion et le traitement des sinistres et recours pour vos risques.

Adaptation & Réseau national et international 

Une expertise de proximité grâce à nos implantations régionales et un réseau international intégré dans plus de 100 pays.

Défense de vos intérêts

Une équipe Indemnisations renforcée pour garantir la protection de vos droits et intérêts, un réseau de gestionnaires sinistres spécialisés en France et à l'étranger.

Engagement

Nos collaborateurs ne visent qu'un résultat - tenir nos engagements.

Our key figures

100 years

Nearly 100 years of support for maritime and transport professionals

+1 800

maritime and transport professionals insured

+1 600

claims handled each year by our claims teams

30 M€

premiums managed per year

Protégez votre activité

Nos experts sont là pour vous accompagner avec des solutions sur mesure.

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

Contact

Photo of Jean-Baptiste De Malartic

Jean-Baptiste De Malartic

Director of Maritime and Transport Product Line and General Manager of Howden Marine France
Photo of 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.