Aspen Insurance in marine tie-up with US Risk

Aspen's insurance operation has set up a partnership with the
wholesale broker US Risk to distribute marine insurance in the US.
Aspen will underwrite insurance for vessel-assist towboat
operators, pilot vessel operators, sightseeing and dinner cruise
charterers, passenger ferries and water taxis, and use US
Risk's license network to sell the product in 50 states.
Patrick Hickey, executive vice president and head of US marine
at Aspen Insurance said: "This partnership allows us to
jointly offer