Services

Advice for the risks you carry, and the ones you are about to take on.

Two practices for businesses that own assets, employ people and trade across borders. Use either on its own, or both together.

Corporate Insurance Advisory Export and Import Advisory

Practice one

Corporate Insurance Advisory

We work out how your business could lose money, then design and place insurance that responds to it. We advise across insurers, so the recommendation follows your needs and not a single product range.

Often suits

Manufacturers and plant operators
Contractors and project businesses
Employers with a growing workforce
Businesses renewing without a review

Risk assessment

We walk through your operations, premises and contracts to map where a loss could arise and how large it could be, including the less obvious dependencies such as a single supplier or a single site.

You receiveA written exposure map, ranked by likelihood and impact.

Insurance programme design

We decide which classes of cover you need, at what limits and deductibles, and how the policies fit together, covering property and business interruption, engineering, liability, marine and employee benefits.

You receiveA recommended programme with the reasoning behind each class.

Insurer evaluation and placement

We approach insurers and compare terms well beyond premium: claims conduct, financial strength, underwriting appetite and wording. We then negotiate and place the cover you choose.

You receiveA side-by-side comparison, a clear recommendation and placement of the chosen cover.

Policy review

We read your existing policies line by line against how your business actually operates, looking for exclusions, under-insurance, duplicated cover and conditions you may be failing to meet.

You receiveA gap and exclusion report with specific fixes.

Claims advisory and support

We help assemble the claim, interpret the policy and keep the insurer and surveyor on schedule, so that a loss does not turn into a long dispute over paperwork.

You receiveDocumented submissions and follow-up through to settlement.

Renewals and ongoing management

We review your exposure ahead of each renewal and whenever you add sites, products or markets, so that your cover moves with the business.

You receiveA renewal strategy and timely updates to your programme.

Practice two

Export and Import Advisory

Trading across borders raises documentation, contract and risk questions that domestic business never faces. We help you enter new markets and run repeat shipments with those questions answered in advance.

Often suits

First-time exporters
Exporters entering new markets
Importers sourcing from new suppliers
Businesses moving from occasional to regular shipments

Trade readiness and market entry

We test your product, pricing, compliance position and capacity before you commit money to a market, and we help you choose where to start and how to structure the first transaction.

You receiveA readiness assessment and a shortlist of target markets.

Documentation guidance

We explain which documents each shipment needs and check that they agree with one another, since small mismatches in descriptions, values or quantities are a common cause of delay.

You receiveDocument checklists and a review of your shipping paperwork.

Regulatory and compliance guidance

We orient you on the rules that apply to your product and route, and we tell you plainly when a licensed customs broker or legal adviser is required.

You receiveA plain-language summary of requirements, with referral where needed.

Contracts and Incoterms

We help you choose delivery terms that suit your product and appetite for risk, and align payment and acceptance terms, so that it is clear who pays for what and who carries the risk at each stage.

You receiveAdvice on contract terms and a clear map of where risk passes.

Logistics coordination

We help set up and coordinate freight forwarders, transporters and customs agents under one plan, with responsibilities defined at every handover.

You receiveA defined shipment plan with named responsibilities.

Cargo and trade risk cover

We arrange marine cargo and transit insurance matched to your sale terms, placed through our insurance practice, with insured values and descriptions that agree with your documents.

You receiveCover aligned with your contracts, and support if goods are lost or damaged.

How an engagement begins

Three steps, whichever practice you start with.

STEP 01

A conversation

You tell us about your business, what worries you and what is coming next.

STEP 02

A written scope

We propose what we will do, what you will receive and how long it will take.

STEP 03

The work

We carry out the assessment or advisory, explain our reasoning and stay on for renewals and claims.

Not sure which service you need?

Describe your business and we will suggest where to start.