St. Petersburg, FL, February 11, 2014 – LIG Marine Managers is proud to announce the marking of its 25th Anniversary, April 2014!  Over the course of its 25 years, LIG has matured into the largest Longshore MGA in the United States today, and the largest Commercial Marine MGA in the Southeast USA.

The process of LIG’s development to this level has always been fueled by its ability to recognize and meet the needs of the Commercial Marine and Longshore markets.
 
LIG Expansion
In 2009, when the opportunity arose for serving a “small marine business” demographic, LIG expanded creating a new division, LIG Program Managers LLC, based in Houston, TX, which provides specialized programs for this market share.  In 2012 to again address a need, LIG launched the exclusive American Marine Insurance Slip (AMIS), it combines LIG’s 25 years of Commercial Marine underwriting with Slip Participants from three of the top domestic marine insurance companies, to provide quality marine products in one policy, targeting middle market commercial marine businesses throughout the United States.  LIG has continued to experience growth and has opened an additional 6 regional offices in the USA, and an office in London, UK.  LIG utilizes its access to 18 Longshore and 34 Commercial Marine Carriers to provide coast to coast service with the capacity to write in all 50 US States, and has the ability to address all levels of marine business within the Commercial Marine and Longshore markets.
 
LIG is Every Agents Dream Come True!
LIG is dedicated to solving Marine and Longshore problems for independent Agents & Brokers, and will never be their competitor.  Driving LIG’s success is its underwriting process committed to creating underwriting solutions that meet the challenges of Commercial Marine and Longshore exposures by fully understanding, as much as possible of the insured’s business operation, its management, and claims history, along with analysis of important data to be able to tailor solutions to a business’s specific needs.  In addition to LIG’s detailed underwriting process and programs, LIG has downloadable applications and online tools at LIGMarine.com, where agents can use a step-by-step process for quick diagnosis of exposures for their clients.  LIG sponsors and maintains LongshoreToolbox.com and wiki.LIGMarine.com just two of the invaluable tools accessible at LIGMarine.com that are design specifically for agents and brokers in these fields.
 
LIG’s Anniversary Launch
LIG is pleased to announce the marking of its 25th Anniversary with the launch of its NEW magazine, WaveLINES!  A bi-annual publication dedicated to keeping readers informed of news within the Commercial Marine and Longshore industry, upcoming Education opportunities from various sources around the United States, and the latest LIG programs made available to agents and brokers. Read region specific articles and learn about what is important to your area of the world.
 
Enjoy Your Flagship edition of LIG WaveLINES Magazine!
Click here for PDF.
 
More than Insurance…Education, Education, Education!
Woven within the heritage of the last 25 years is President Ian Greenway’s value of education and his willingness to give back to the Marine Insurance Industry and its community of agents and brokers.  This is evidenced by development of LIG’s Education and Consulting Services (LIGECS) division, which evolved out of a demand for consulting and team-training requests from agencies throughout the United States.  When the need for education became more apparent within the marine insurance industry, the International Institute of  Marine Insurance Studies (IIMIS) was born, and with it the Certified Marine Insurance Professional (CMIP) designation a 5 part seminar series.  This sister company and education program was established to reach a larger number of agents and create a standardized training.  It has been in operation for 8 years, resulting in 98 CMIP Designated Agents and over 1000 attendees who are at varying stages towards earning their CMIP designation.  The CMIP Designation seminars are held twice a year and agents are required to complete all seminars and pass a rigorous test at the end of each; the entire process can take 2-4 years to complete designation requirements.
 
LIG is looking forward to its 25 Year Celebration and to many more great years ahead serving the Commercial Marine and Longshore Insurance Industry, so it’s always smooth sailing!

Contact:  Karen Tischler, CMIP
Marketing Director
415.690.6214
KLT@LIGMarine.com