The Swedish Club is starting to write yard risks in a new diversification for a pioneer of one-stop shopping for shipowners’ insurance needs.

The initial focus is on Norwegian yards, particularly the large number building offshore support vessels (OSVs).

The move to offer builders’ risk cover is part of recent efforts to tap the opportunities of the Norwegian offshore market that has seen the Gothenburg-based mutual open an office in Oslo to pursue support vessel and rig business.

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