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COVINGTON, La., August 8, 2016 Fidelis Group Holdings, LLC (FGH), with its subsidiary Continental Underwriters, Ltd. announced today the hiring of John Kirchhofer as Vice President of its Marine Division. In this position, Kirchhofer will be responsible for expanding the group’s Brown Water Hull and Primary Marine Liability geographical footprint, which will complement FGH’s growing national...

by Ronimarie Acord for IA Magazine PRODUCT: Master Port Risk Program COMPANY: Fidelis Group Holdings LLC and Continental Underwriters Ltd. BEST RATING: A+, size XV (Superior) AVAILABILITY: Coverage is available on an open-brokerage basis. FOCUS: The 2015 downturn in the oil and gas industry has significantly affected the marine industry, leaving service vessels idle and...

COVINGTON, La., February 16, 2016 Continental Underwriters, Ltd. (CU) is celebrating its 45th anniversary as a national specialty insurance coverage and service leader. The family owned and operated company, founded in 1971 by H. Elder Brown, Sr., is headquartered in Covington, Louisiana. Over the course of the last 45 years, Continental has built a tradition...

COVINGTON, LA – Continental Underwriters, Ltd. (CU) is celebrating its 45th anniversary as a provider of primary, excess, ocean cargo and inland marine insurance for hull and maritime liability coverages (P&I) for vessel owners, ship builders, terminal operators, fleet operators, stevedores, cargo handlers, marine contractors and a variety of other maritime insurance products. CU provides...

COVINGTON, La., November 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Fidelis Group Holdings, LLC (FGH) with its subsidiary company Continental Underwriters, Ltd., a National Marine Insurance coverage and service leader, announced today the release of its online certificate issuance system. The dedicated online certificate issuance system, www.culcargo.com, affords producers and insureds the ability to issue negotiable Ocean Cargo...

COVINGTON, La., September 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Fidelis Group Holdings, LLC (FGH) with its subsidiary company Continental Underwriters, Ltd., a National Marine Insurance coverage and service leader, recently announced the one-year corporate anniversary of its Ocean Cargo Division. Twelve months after its launch in September 2014, Continental Underwriters proudly serves a growing client base delivering...

COVINGTON, La., June 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Fidelis Group Holdings, LLC (FGH) with its subsidiary company Continental Underwriters, Ltd. (CUL), a National Marine Insurance coverage and service leader, announced today the recent opening of its new flagship office located in Lower Manhattan, New York. H. Elder Brown, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of FGH...

In response to the number of vessels and equipment that have been laid up due to recent downturn in the offshore oil and gas market, a Louisiana-based marine insurance provider is offering a new program tailored specifically for stacked equipment. The new program was launched by Covington, Louisiana-headquartered Fidelis Group Holdings through its subsidiaries Continental...

Fidelis Group Holdings, LLC (FGH) with its subsidiary company Continental Underwriters, Ltd. (CUL), have launched a new Master Port Risk Program. According to H. Elder Brown, Jr., president and chief executive officer the Master Port Risk Program provides commercial vessel owners, mortgagees and other interested parties a more economical way to insure their stacked equipment,...

COVINGTON, La., June 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Fidelis Group Holdings, LLC (FGH) with its subsidiary company Continental Underwriters, Ltd. (CUL), a National Marine Insurance coverage and service leader, announced today the launch of its new Master Port Risk Program. H. Elder Brown, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of FGH commented, “We are consistently pursuing...