The club manager is buying a majority shareholding in Osprey Holdings, the company that owns Osprey Underwriting.

Osprey offers up to $500m of P&I cover on Lloyd’s security, and is one of a small number of fixed premium schemes prepared to accept US business, although limits of cover for such risks are much lower.

The deal is part of a trend for P&I clubs or their managers to be also active in offering P&I cover on non-mutual fixed premium terms.

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