Geo Underwriting has announced a new capacity partnership with Intact Insurance, set to launch on 1 May 2026, marking a further expansion of its specialist marine trade offering.
The partnership is designed to support Geo Underwriting’s ambition to grow its presence in the specialist industrial marine segment, strengthening its ability to deliver competitive products in a market characterised by evolving risk and pricing dynamics.
Geo said the collaboration will provide brokers with greater choice and improved access to marine trade insurance solutions, supported by responsive claims handling and more agile underwriting capacity.
The agreement builds on Geo’s existing marine expertise, including its established Marine Trade team and the acquisition of 120-year-old pleasure craft specialist Navigators & General in 2024. Both Geo and Navigators & General will continue to operate under their own brands while aligning capabilities to strengthen the overall marine proposition.
Brokers will retain access to Geo’s existing products and claims service, alongside a broader and more competitively structured marine offering.
Kate Bush said: “Bringing their deep technical expertise and credibility in the marine sector, Intact are the ideal capacity partner for Geo as we ramp up our ambitions to be brokers’ MGA of choice. This is a partnership built on shared expertise and a strong commercial fit.
“Intact already operates successfully within this highly specialised insurance market and the team’s clear insight into Geo’s underwriting requirements and commitment to fully supporting the development of our proposition gives us the autonomy required to continue to deliver the unique attributes that underpin Geo’s value to brokers; namely our own wordings, our defined underwriting appetite, and our specialist claims propositions.”
Adrian Scott added: “Ultimately, brokers and their clients are at the very heart of everything we do, and this move provides our specialist underwriting team with enhanced tools and autonomy to drive forward our commercial objectives, and offer our broker partners an even stronger suite of Geo Marine products.”
Steve Hedge said: “In a market where consistency of capacity and underwriting discipline are increasingly important, this partnership with Geo allows us to support brokers with a more stable and specialist marine offering.
“Geo’s established expertise in marine trade, combined with our long-term approach to risk and capacity, creates a strong platform to navigate market cycles while continuing to meet the needs of clients operating in complex commercial maritime environments.”
The move reflects continued demand for specialist capacity in marine insurance, as carriers and MGAs seek stronger partnerships to balance underwriting discipline with market responsiveness.
