In a World Cup year, insurance broker Tysers has rated the performance of the 13 leading protection and indemnity mutuals as if they were football teams.

However, unlike the Russia World Cup, where the competition was closely contested until the final match in Moscow, Tysers’ P&I winner for its annual review was much more predictable.

Coming top of the pile as the outright winner is Arendal-based marine insurance powerhouse Gard, by far the industry leader, with $1.2bn