Marine
Skillfully Navigating Your Maritime Risks
We're Here to Help
Whether you manufacture boats, manage a port or terminal, push or transport cargo down waterways or repair ships, our job is to protect you while you do your job. Our deep understanding of your business and marine liabilities enables us to deliver unparalleled marine insurance and risk management solutions to address your unique risks efficiently and effectively.
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.
Hylant Marine Specialty Practice Qualifications
- 120+ years of combined marine experience
- Certified marine insurance professionals
- 85+ years in business
- Commitment to excellence
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:
- American Equity Underwriters National Safety Forums
- Association of Marina Industries
- Fort Lauderdale Mariners Club
- Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association
- Houston Marine & Energy Insurance Conference
- International Workboat Show
- Ladies of Energy & Marine Insurance
- Marine Log Ferries Conference
- Marine Log Ship Repair Conference
- Propeller Club of the United States Port of Jacksonville
- Tampa Bay Mariners Club
Trusted Advisors
Hylant team members are always ready to advise you and help you confidently address your organization's needs.
Sabrina Brigance
Managing Director - Marine Practice
Jacksonville
Jack Kiely
Client Executive
Jacksonville
Ken Bos
Client Executive
Grand Rapids
David Bostick
Client Executive
Orlando
Troy Culley
Client Executive
Orlando
Rachel Dobbs
Client Executive
Orlando
Terry Menna
Risk Advisor-Property & Marine, VP
Toledo
Gavin Powell
Associate Client Executive
Jacksonville
Andrew Urban
Risk Advisor-Property & Marine
Toledo
Troy Vermillion
Client Executive
Remote
Further Reading
Hylant Global Captive Solutions Team Earns Top Honors From Captive International
October 18, 2024
How Captives Can Dampen the Risks of Wildfires
October 17, 2024
EBSA Confirms Cybersecurity Guidance Applies to Health and Welfare Plans
October 16, 2024