Insurance - protecting your investment

Aquarius Insurance Services Ltd (Aquarius) provides a uniform approach to protecting the Aquaculture industry offering clients one point of contact to easily implement insurance solutions for the fish stock, cargo, equipment & cages, and hull/working craft assets.

Aquarius clients benefit from:

  • Clear, concise wordings and access to Royal and SunAlliance specialist team of underwriters
  • The ability to tailor packages to meet the clients individuals requirements
  • Access to an extensive network of independent risk control surveyors
  • Comprehensive risk management assistance on a 24 hours, 7 days a week basis


Policies can be tailored to include either 'All Risks' subject to policy terms and conditions or specific named perils, including but not limited to:

Fish Mortality Covers

  • Pollution.
  • Theft, predators.
  • Predation or physical damage caused by predators or other aquatic organisms (but not by sea lice or other ectoparasites)
  • Storm, lightning, flooding, tidal wave, collision, sudden and unforeseen structural failure of equipment.
  • Jellyfish Infestation.
  • Drought, fire, lightning, explosion, earthquake.
  • Freezing, supercooling, ice damage.
  • Deoxygenation due to competing biological activity or to changes in the physical or chemical condition of the water, including upwelling and high water temperature.
  • Any other change in concentration of the normal chemical constituents of the water, including change in pH or salinity.
  • Disease including plankton bloom, algal bloom and parasitic infestation.
  • Mechanical breakdown or accidental damage to machinery and other installations.
  • Electrical breakdown, failure or interruption of the electricity supply, electrocution.


Hull – Working Craft, Support vessels, Cages & Equipment Covers (optional)

  • Perils of the seas, rivers, lakes or other navigable waters
  • Fire, lightning, explosion
  • Theft
  • Contact with land conveyance, dock or harbour equipment
  • Accidents in loading / discharging
  • Negligence of repairers
  • Malicious acts

Cargo covers including live transits (optional)

  • Accidental loss or damage
  • Theft
  • Discharge of cargo at a port of distress, General Average and Salvage

Cargo and rejection insurance

As part of our services Aquarius are able to offer clients Cargo and Rejection insurance

  • Cargo insurance covers physical loss or damage to cargo including loss as a result of 12 hour breakdown of refrigerating machinery or alternativly if required the result of a 24 hour breakdown of refrigerating machinery
  • Rejection insurance covers cargo for the risk of rejection or condemnation by the government of the country of import or their agencies or departments during the period of insurance. Rejection insurance can only be provided with cargo cover.

London Office: 11th Floor, St. Clare House, 30/33 Minories, London, EC3N 1DD || Tel: +44 (0)20 7480 0590 || Fax: +44 (0)20 7481 9841
Newcastle Office: The Smithyside, Ponteland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9BD || Tel: +44 (0)1661 821 070 || Fax: +44 (0)1661 821 631

Disclaimer || Terms & Conditions

Aquarius Insurance Services Limited is an Appointed Representative of Swinglehurst Limited, a Lloyd's Broker, authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority
Registered Office: St. Clare House, 30 - 33 Minories, London EC3N 1DD || Registered in England No: 4679206 || VAT Registered 806 0889 20 || © Aquarius Insurance Services Ltd