Our clients are backed by
50 years of experience in managing marine pollution risks.

Protecting America’s Waterways and Those Who Sail Them

Today, WQIS is the largest underwriter of vessel pollution liability insurance for vessels in the United States, offering the most comprehensive insurance products in the market. We insure all types of commercial and private marine risks and we will work with our customers to ensure we can provide best-in-class coverage for their specific risk.

We provide water pollution liability insurance from the smallest to the largest fleets for vessel operators worldwide, providing coverage for more than thirty thousand (30,000) vessels, pollution guaranties for over three thousand five hundred (3,500) vessels, and have cleaned up over five thousand (5,000) spills in our history. WQIS offers insurance on behalf of ten (10) subscribing insurance companies in the Marine Insurance Market (see Subscribers for details).

Why Choose WQIS

Our clients and insurance agents and brokers look to WQIS for our experience and commitment to serving the marine industry. They value the integrity, passion, and innovation we bring as the premier global provider of marine environmental insurance and services. Our ability to maintain this leadership position was founded on the principle that each employee, officer, board member and committee member demonstrates a high level of personal integrity when interacting with our customers, business partners, Syndicate members, and each other.

What’s more, due to the nature of our business, we possess sensitive and confidential information about our assureds, brokers, spill response personnel, other business partners, and the company itself, and take our duty to protect against the disclosure of such information seriously, unless disclosure is authorized and within the law.

With respect to our brokers and assureds, WQIS is also committed to safeguarding all information received from our brokers and assureds, including information gathered through the underwriting process and during the course of our ongoing relationships. We pride ourselves on setting the tone for the marine pollution insurance industry and keeping the bar high in terms of how business is conducted in our industry..