Shipping Defence

Navigating the seas of contractual disputes and claims can be daunting. Enter DUPI’s Shipping Defence insurance, providing legal cost coverage (FD&D) for ship owners, operators, and charterers. We are your unwavering support, offering professional guidance and coverage you can count on. Choose DUPI’s Shipping Defence and sail confidently through legal waters.

Our cover

Business Scope
Shipowners, Charterers and Operators

Maximum Limit
USD 2 M

Coverages

  • Legal expenses incurred in defending or pursuing uninsured claims and disputes;
  • Defence against and pursuing contractual claims;
  • Defence against and pursuing claims from or on third parties;
  • Assistance in recovering sums due, such as freight and demurrage;
  • Appointing solicitors, experts, consultants and surveyors, if required.


Security

Defence consultancy

Apart from and in addition to providing defence insurance cover, DUPI Shipping Defence offers its services on a fee basis. This includes claims handling, charter party and bill of lading review and ad hoc advice on disputes between clients and opponents. Defence Consultancy provides advice; it does not cover legal expenses incurred in defending or pursuing claims and disputes.


Terms and Conditions

Please send us an e-mail for our current terms and conditions.

Our team

Bert
Scheper

Underwriting Director P&I en Charterers Liability

Choi
Lui

Administrative Support P&I

Christian
Ghijsels

Claims Handler Charterers Liability/P&I

Daan
Damen

Lead Underwriter Charterers Liability/P&I

Fientje
van Schuylenburg

Senior Administrative Support EURO P&I

Myrthe
van Santen

Junior Claims Handler Charterers Liability/P&I

Philip
van den Nieuwenhof

Manager Claims Charterers Liability/P&I

Renée
Geijzendorffer

Senior Administrative Support Claims, Marine, P&I

Sebastiaan
van den Berg

Underwriter Charterers Liability/P&l

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Bert Scheper – Underwriting Director P&I en Charterers Liability
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