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Marine Captive Solution Case Study

Protected Captive Cell + Stock Throughput

Nearly $1M annual premium savings and board-level control for a global conglomerate

Client Profile

A diversified multinational across agri-inputs, logistics, food processing, energy, and minerals, with a decade of disciplined risk management, strong loss history, and complex multi-geography marine cargo exposures.

Challenge / Situation

The client's marine risk was insured through a traditional market placement that had become fragmented across geographies and policy periods, leading to premium inefficiency and limited leverage with carriers. Despite a decade of disciplined risk management and a superior loss record, pricing and terms did not fully reflect the underlying risk quality.

Cash-flow was negatively impacted by premium timing, and the client had little direct influence over claims handling or program design across complex stock-throughput exposures spanning transit, processing, and storage.

Solution Provided

Protected Captive Cell (PCC) established in Guernsey to retain well-understood layers of marine risk
Comprehensive Stock Throughput Program (STP) unifying goods in transit, processing, and storage under one architecture
Calibrated risk appetite and retentions aligned to loss history and capital efficiency
Direct access to reinsurance markets for excess layers and catastrophe protection
Governance, reporting, and claims protocols to strengthen control and transparency

Results Achieved

Premium Reduction

~$1,000,000 annual premium reduction versus prior structure

Net Annual Benefit

>$500,000 net annual benefit after captive operating costs

Cash-flow Enhancement

Cash-flow lift via investment income on captive reserves

Enhanced Control

Greater control over claims handling and settlement timelines

Flexible Terms

Flexible coverage terms/limits with capacity sourced on A-rated paper across jurisdictions

Implementation Excellence

Jurisdictional Fit:

Guernsey selected for proportional regulation and mature captive ecosystem

Captive Management:

Experienced captive management appointed for end-to-end administration

Operational Integration:

Seamless operational integration into existing risk processes while preserving global security standards

Key Insights

A PCC structure lets sophisticated insureds capture underwriting economics on predictable layers, while a unified Stock Throughput Program reduces leakage and complexity across transit, processing, and storage. Direct reinsurance access strengthens pricing tension and keeps capacity responsive through the market cycle. Taken together, this creates a repeatable playbook for other large programs; property, logistics, and selected liability lines, where risk data and controls are strong.

Case Highlights

$1M
Annual Savings
$500K+
Net Annual Benefit
PCC
Guernsey Structure

Solution Components

Protected Captive Cell
Stock Throughput Program
Direct Reinsurance Access
Governance Protocols

Client Sectors

Agri-inputs
Logistics
Food Processing
Energy
Minerals

Coverage Areas

Goods in TransitSTP
ProcessingSTP
StorageSTP

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