The Navigators Group, Inc.
The Navigators Group, Inc., publicly traded since 1986, is an international specialty insurance holding company. Headquartered in New York City, the Group consists of a number of wholly owned subsidiaries including Navigators Insurance Company, the Navigators Agencies, and operations at Lloyds of London.
The Group's revenue is primarily composed of premiums, commissions and investment income derived from the ownership of the subsidiary companies.
Navigators Agencies
Navigators has agency offices in the United States (New York, Charlotte, Chicago, Houston, Irvine, Miami, Seattle, and San Francisco) as well as in London, Manchester and Basingstoke, England and in Antwerp, Belgium. Navigators obtains its business from U.S. and international brokers.
Established in 1974, Navigators is one of the largest and most profitable ocean marine underwriters in the United States. The Navigators Agencies underwrite on behalf of Navigators Insurance Company and Navigators Specialty Insurance Company.
In early 2005, Navigators announced the establishmnent of its first Continental European office, in Antwerp Belgium. This office provides access to business not currently available in the London market and ensures a high level of customer service to our Continental Europe-based customers. The primary classes of business written by the Antwerp office are transport liabilities, cargo and marine liabilities.