Marine

Skillfully Navigating Your Maritime Risks

Marine Practice Leadership

Sabrina Brigance, CMIP – Managing Director
Sabrina brings over 20 years of expertise in delivering tailored insurance solutions to maritime clients. Her dedication to enhancing risk management and cost efficiency has made her a valued partner within the marine insurance sector. She actively monitors legislative and market changes impacting marine clients, integrating these insights into strategic risk planning to ensure comprehensive coverage. Her extensive experience spans a variety of maritime sectors, including port operations, boat builders, repair facilities, marina groups, cargo handling, and vessel ownership.

As a certified marine insurance professional, Sabrina is not only a trusted risk advisor but also a passionate advocate for workforce development. She focuses on strategies to safeguard maritime operations and infrastructure and is a recognized thought leader, presenting at major industry events and contributing articles to marine-focused publications. Marine Log named Sabrina a “Top Women in Maritime” 2024 award winner.

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Hylant Marine Specialty Practice Qualifications

120+ years of combined marine experience
Certified marine insurance professionals
85+ years in business
Commitment to excellence

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Expertise to Serve You

Hylant brings creative strategies and innovative solutions to address each client’s unique risks.

Risk Management Services to Protect You

We help you mitigate risks effectively with the following comprehensive services:

Risk identification, measurement, monitoring and control
Loss trending and analysis
Marine industry benchmarking
Risk-transfer review
Subcontractor agreement revisions and recommendations
Captive feasibility analysis
Renewal strategy meetings
Bond solutions
Cyber readiness

Insurance Solutions to Cover You

Hylant’s marine industry practice experts combine in-depth analysis and creative strategies to secure the best, most cost-effective coverage for your risks. Coverage types could include the following:

Marine cargo insurance, including stock throughput
Marine liability insurance, including marina operators’ legal liability, wharfingers liability and stevedoring liability
All-risk marine insurance (cargo insurance)
Shippers insurance
Marine hull and machinery insurance
Marine protection and indemnity insurance
Inland marine insurance, including equipment and installation
Marine contractors insurance
Charterers liability
Shippers interest insurance

Vessel builders risk insurance
Vessel and marina pollution insurance (COFR)
USL&H insurance
Admiralty coverage/Jones Act insurance
Bumbershoot and excess insurance
War coverage
License and permit bonds
Auto coverage. including captive insurance
Cyber liability insurance
Workers’ compensation insurance. including captive insurance
Employee benefits

Technology & Resources to Support You

Hylant provides access to the following tools and resources to help you streamline and strengthen your risk management efforts:

These web-based safety and risk management tools empower your casualty risk prevention efforts.

Our pros help you develop effective loss prevention programs to protect people, property, your bottom line and your reputation.

Here, you can access your policy documents, view reports, find contact information, and access claim filing processes and meeting materials.

Accurately and efficiently manage insurance certificates across all your programs and validate insurance requirements for third parties with whom you conduct business.

Use this platform to efficiently provide updated exposure and other information Hylant needs to renew or market your insurance program.

Engagement with Marine Industry Associations

Change is constant, which is a business risk. We stay ahead of emerging industry trends and developments for you through active involvement in leading associations and events: