Directors & Officers
Financial Institutions
Professional Indemnity
Casualty and General Liability
Property
Marine, Energy &
Construction
Aviation
Trade Credit and Political Risk
Surety Bond
Crisis Management

Product Overview

Headquartered in London, LIU Europe has multilingual teams providing solutions across Europe. In addition, we have regional offices which offer bespoke products based on local market knowledge and expertise. This, coupled with our financial security, ensures we are able to provide an enviable range of products.

Directors & Officers

Market leaders in this class, we can offer policies for the following:
 

  • D&O Liability
  • Pension Trustees' Liability
  • Employment Practices Liability
  • Commercial Crime
  • Placement of Securities Indemnity


Financial Institutions

We are a leading insurer in this market segment offering tailor-made coverage to a broad range of financial institutions. The products we offer include:

  • Blanket bonds for banking organisations
  • Specialist crime coverage for a variety of financial institutions
  • Computer crime coverage
  • Professional Indemnity policies for all types of financial institutions
  • Directors' & Officers' Liability policies


Professional Indemnity

LIU's Professional Indemnity team contains experts in a wide variety of professions. Our underwriters are highly qualified, experienced individuals who are very focused on providing a quality service, including operating flexible hours to best suit brokers' needs.

Casualty and General Liability

LIU Europe Casualty Department offers a broad range of Liability products to a Commercial client base including Public and Product Liability and Employers' Liability. Our team of experienced underwriters provides leading edge insurance solutions to a broad range of corporate clients in such industry sectors as Manufacturing, Construction, Transportation, Wholesale and Retail operations.

Marine, Energy and Construction

The LIU Europe team of experienced and dedicated underwriters takes an innovative, flexible approach to the Energy, Engineering and Construction business at all times. This enables LIU to offer clients a creative cross-class response by providing seamless products, policy cover and services. Upstream, downstream and Liability exposures are covered in the following industry segments:

  • Onshore Engineering/Construction
  • Power Generation
  • Oil, Gas, Petrochemical and Chemicals
  • Exploration and Production

Aviation

LIU Europe's London based Aviation Team underwrite the following categories of business:

  • Airlines:  Hull and Liability worldwide for small to medium-sized passenger and cargo airlines, specialising in new start-ups
  • Rotor Wing:  Hull and Liability on commercial and private operators
  • Industrial Aid/General Aviation:  Hull and Liability on aircraft ranging from single-engined private aircraft to top of the range business jets
  • Aviation products:  minor non-critical products, repair and overhaul specialists
  • Total loss only:  protecting banks, financial institutions and investors' interests in aircraft hulls should there be a total loss of the airframe

 
Trade Credit and Political Risk
 
LIU’s Trade Credit and Political Risk department insures trade and investment risks in emerging markets.  Policies are tailored to fit individual transactions and LIU's team have substantial experience in trade finance.
 
Whilst the prime focus is on trade business, LIU offers the full range of political and trade credit coverages, being:
 

  • Select risk buyer/debtor default – comprehensive credit (private and state counterparties)
  • Non honouring of letters of credit
  • Pre-shipment
  • Country risk only
  • Lenders form
  • Expropriation including political violence
  • Unfair bond calling – private and state obligators


Coverage Availability

All coverage is available in all LIU Europe countries and we have dedicated underwriters to support our products in various locations.