HUATAI INSURANCE AGENCY & CONSULTANT SERVICE LTD

Since 1993, we have been serving the international shipping community with expertise, efficiency and reliability.

We pride ourselves in being correspondent to the world's leading marine insurers, including the vast majority of the IG clubs and many other mutual or fixed-premium marine insurers, as well as consultant and agent for many shipping companies.

We provide our tailor-made service to our clients in a variety of claims handling including cargo dispute, ship collision, grounding, oil pollution, personal injury or death, stowaway repatriation, loss prevention surveys, etc. We also advise ship owners, managers and operators on various issues and provide them with local solutions.

We update our clients regularly on marine administrative and legal developments in China to assist our clients' operation, loss prevention and claims handling.

What We Do

Ship Collision

• Personal Injury
• Oil Pollution
• Cargo Damage
• Ship Damage
• Liability
• Coordination with MSA
• Class Survey
• Security Negotiation
• Salvage
• Average Adjusting
• Limitation Fund 

Collision with Floating or Fixed Objects

• Arrange Competent Surveyor to Assess Range, Extent and Cause of Damage
• Seek Expert’s Opinion to Enhance Defence in Case of Necessity
• Assist Our Client in Negotiating and or Legal Procedures

Personal Injury

• Injury and Death Claims of Chinese Crewmember
• Medical Assistance and Repatriation of Foreign Crewmember
• Investigation and Claims Negotiation Regarding Injury or Death of Non-Crew Persons (e.g. Stevedore Worker, Pilot, Maritime Officials) 

Cargo Disputes

• Arrange Competent Surveyor to Assess Nature, Cause and Extent of Losses
• Security Negotiation
• Follow Up with Cargo Disposal to Ascertain Actual Losses
• Assist Our Client in Negotiating and or Legal Procedures 

Oil Pollution

• Invesigation and Recording or Clean-Up Activities
• Assist in Dealing with Administrative Penalty
• Clean-up Costs Negotiation
• Environmental Losses Claim
• Fisherery Resource Losses Claim
• Update on Legalization Progress 

Administration Penalty

• Assist the Vessel in Dealing with MSA Investigation and Penalty
• Assist the Vessel in Dealing with Customs Problems

Stowaway Investigation and Repatriation

• Ascertain Nationality of the Stowaway
• Coordinate with Embassy for Issuance of Necessary Documents
• Coordinate with Local Frontier Guard for Repatriation Arrangement

Survey Arrangement

• Ship Condition Survey
• Cargo Loading and Discharging Survey
• Ship Damage Survey
• ……

Who We Represent

IG P&I Clubs

• Gard P&I (Bermuda) Ltd.
• The Britannia Steam Ship Insurance Association Ltd.
• The Japan Ship Owners' Mutual Protection & Indemnity Association
• The London Steam-Ship Owners' Mutual Insurance Association Ltd.
• NorthStandard Limited
• The Shipowners' Mutual Protection & Indemnity Association (Luxembourg)
• The Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association (Bermuda) Ltd.
• Sveriges Ångfartygs Assurans Förening / The Swedish Club
• United Kingdom Mutual Steam Ship Assurance Association (Bermuda) Ltd.
• American Steamship Owners Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association
• Assuranceforeningen Skuld

Hull & Machinery Underwriters

• Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
• Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd.
• Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.
• Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.
• Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Company
• LIG Insurance Co., Ltd.

Fixed-Premium P&I Insurers

• British Marine
• QBE Insurance Group
• Ingosstrakh Insurance Company Ltd.
• Navigators Insurance Company

Huatai is extending their effort to provide more professional service for the vessel side with Huatai's comprehensive local resources and network in the Chinese ports to support the shipping industry.    We are engaged in providing a one-stop service platform for Owners, including the vessel condition surveys for the purposes of ship sale & purchase, on-hire & off-hire and pre-entry, etc., the vessel repair supervision for the items outside insurance coverage, the arrangement for crew medical attention, the protective agency, and any claims handling for the issues short of insurance coverage, etc.   We are the listed correspondent to the P&I Clubs and the H&M insurers. Whatever the challenges our clients may meet with, say if concerning vessel, cargo, personnel, or involving legal issues, either covered by the P&I or H&M insurance or not, they could always seek support with Huatai at any time. Huatai shall be able to provide with all the specialized and down-to-earth service of consultancy, inspection, claims handling or recovery, etc., to protect the best interest of our principals in their global adventure. Whatever the challenges our clients may meet with, say concerning vessel, cargo, personnel, or involving legal issues, even without insurance coverage, they could seek support with Huatai at any time.