Howden/The George Group Expansion

To cater to an increasing business portfolio and a more complex yacht insurance market The George Group, in partnership with Howden, Christy Lai has joined the team and with her background in insurance and administration, she will be assisting Daniel Chong in looking after clients’ needs.

Managing Director Colin Dawson commented that as quality cover and excellent client service are at the top of our priority list, “its important that we maintain a suitable team in place to, hopefully, exceed the expectations of our clients. The yacht insurance market continues to harden with many insurers pulling out of the sector and others restricting what they will insure, for higher premiums.”

Going forwards The George Group aims to work closely with the insurance market and clients to put programmes in place that provide excellent cover while at the same time helping owners avoid accidents in the first place, creating a win win for insurers and owners alike. Specialising with yacht insurance for the past 26 years Dawson has seen the market go from the last ‘hard’ market to one that was very flexible with cheap cover to what is now the highest premiums and tightest underwriting seen in 25 years.

While these market conditions seem alien and unreasonable to many owners insurance costs still tend to be less than 10% of the annual operating costs of a yacht, meaning that they continue to be one of the cheapest aspects of owning a yacht. The people who look after your yacht insurance are as important as the insurers providing cover. Generally, it’s their relationships, knowledge and experience that solves problems and The George Group aims to provide this in a bespoke package to suit most owners who are serious about their covers.