LIGHTSHIP MARITIME, INC.
BOTHELL, WA

Who We Are Opened in 2016 and located in Oviedo, Florida, not far from Orlando, Lightship Maritime is a specialty marine insurance agency serving the Southeastern U.S., Caribbean and Central America. Our mission is to help clients with their marine insurance requirements by discussing their business operations, where we see risk exposures and then suggesting the appropriate insurance products that cover those risks and protect our clients from unforeseen financial losses. This is further helped by the fact we maintain excellent relationships with a number of insurance companies, both in the U.S. and abroad, allowing us to procure insurance with the best combination of pricing, broad coverage terms and security. We strive to earn that trust by listening to our clients, giving honest assessments of their potential risks and then using our integrity and reputation to find them the best policy or policies. By earning that trust we form business relationships with each and everyone of our clients. Why Lightship Maritime? Despite having been opened in 2016, Lightship Maritime’s roots go back even further. Our founder, Brian Raby, is a second generation marine insurance broker having started his marine insurance career working for his father – Ron Raby. Ron had been in the marine insurance industry since 1966, first working for the Insurance Company of North America (INA, now CIGNA) as an underwriter in Tampa and then switching to become a marine insurance broker, relocating to Jacksonville. In his career he worked for a few different marine insurance agencies and even started and ran a few of his own, namely World Wide Marine Insurance, Inc. and then Maritime Insurers, Inc. In 1990, he relocated to Orlando and started Marine Underwriters, Inc. with a partner named Bob DiGirolamo who had his own agency, Ocean Marine and Excess, Inc. Marine Underwriters was a retail agency and helped clients directly while Ocean Marine and Excess was a wholesale agency and assisted other brokers with marine insurance requests. In a word – experience. Lightship Maritime is owned and operated by Brian Raby. Brian is a second generation marine insurance specialist with over 20 years’ experience offering his clients honest risk assessment and access to many different insurance companies. Lightship Maritime offers comprehensive insurance at affordable rates. If you have questions about marine insurance, contact us and a specialist will get back to you shortly. Despite having been opened in 2016, Lightship Maritime's roots go back even further. Our founder, Brian Raby, is a second generation marine insurance broker having started his marine insurance career working for his father - Ron Raby. Ron had been in the marine insurance industry since 1966, first working for the Insurance Company of North America (INA, now CIGNA) as an underwriter in Tampa and then switching to become a marine insurance broker, relocating to Jacksonville. In his career he worked for a few different marine insurance agencies and even started and ran a few of his own, namely World Wide Marine Insurance, Inc. and then Maritime Insurers, Inc. In 1990, he relocated to Orlando and started Marine Underwriters, Inc. with a partner named Bob DiGirolamo who had his own agency, Ocean Marine and Excess, Inc. Marine Underwriters was a retail agency and helped clients directly while Ocean Marine and Excess was a wholesale agency and assisted other brokers with marine insurance requests. Over the course of the next 9 years he worked with clients and built his reputation. In 2009, his father sold Marine Underwriters to Sunderland Marine Mutual, the very company he worked with and learned from in 1999. For the next 7 years he assisted Sunderland in growing Marine Underwriters and helping clients that needed insurance. During this time, Sunderland was also acquired by the North of England P & I Club (North). It was in 2016 that North did not see Marine Underwriters as part of their business model going forward. They offered it to Brian and a deal was struck. As of August 1, 2016, Marine Underwriters became Lightship Maritime, Inc. Lightship Maritime Insurance Lightship Maritime, Inc. A specialty marine insurance broker located in Oviedo, Florida and serving the Southeastern U.S., Caribbean and Central America, Lightship Maritime is devoted to helping it's customers find the most comprehensive and affordable insurance coverage for their boats, ships, or marine operation. Opened in 2016 and located in Oviedo, Florida, not far from Orlando, Lightship Maritime is a specialty marine insurance agency serving the Southeastern U.S., Caribbean and Central America. Lightship Maritime offers comprehensive insurance at affordable rates. If you have questions about marine insurance, contact us and a specialist will get back to you shortly. We are happy to help guide you through the marine insurance process. Lightship Maritime offers comprehensive insurance at affordable rates. If you have questions about marine insurance, contact us and a specialist will get back to you shortly. Lightship Maritime, Inc. A specialty marine insurance broker located in Oviedo, Florida and serving the Southeastern U.S., Caribbean and Central America, Lightship Maritime is devoted to helping it's customers find the most comprehensive and affordable insurance coverage for their boats, ships, or marine operation. Opened in 2016 and located in Oviedo, Florida, not far from Orlando, Lightship Maritime is a specialty marine insurance agency serving the Southeastern U.S., Caribbean and Central America. Lightship Maritime offers comprehensive insurance at affordable rates. If you have questions about marine insurance, contact us and a specialist will get back to you shortly.