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The Company:

Continental Underwriters, Ltd. is a national, multi- line fi rm for all types of marine coverages. The fi rm offers both admitted and non-admitted products in all 50 states, packaged in fl exible, competitively priced insurance op- tions with broad terms and conditions for even the most unusual, complex, and hard-to-place risks. Continental’s 44 years of success ensures that insured’s receive extensive access, tailor-made coverage, and a high level of expertise directly from experienced brokers and underwriters. Offer- ings include Hull & Machinery, Protection & Indemnity,

Builder’s Risk, Cargo, Charterer’s Liability, Excess Liability,

General Liability, Pollution, Ship Repairer’s Legal Liabil- ity, Stevedore’s Legal Liability, Tankerman’s Legal Liability,

Terminal Operator’s Liability, and Wharfi nger’s Liability.

Continental is part of the FGH family of companies.

The Case:

Founded in 1970, CUL has grown into the largest brown water Marine Insurance underwriting fi rm in the nation. With expanding product lines and market leading capacity, CUL looks forward to providing clients with the very best service and security for the next generation to come. More recently, Elder Brown., Jr returned CUL to private ownership by purchasing CUL back from Houston

Casualty Company in 2009. Today, CUL is an industry leader in part due to the company’s excellent underwriting and claims handling.

The Company:

Hyde Marine, Inc. is a US-based manufacturing com- pany offering ballast water treatment systems with rated fl ows from 60 - 6000 m3/hour to the marine industry.

Hyde Marine is a division of the Calgon Carbon Corpora- tion, based out of Pittsburgh, PA operated under their UV

Technologies Division. As part of the UV Technologies

Division, the Hyde GUARDIAN is part of a full range of

UV disinfection equipment designed to treat water in all applications.

The Case:

Hyde Marine is a leader in the BWMS market, featuring one of the largest installed bases with over 200 installed systems and more than 40 retrofi t projects. Hyde has been a leader in system performance and transparency and leads the industry in providing simple to use, marine-ready treatment systems. With each of the three key UV tech- nologies in house, Hyde Marine and Calgon Carbon have been able to weigh the real world experience and benefi ts of low pressure UV, medium pressure UV and advanced oxidation in order to determine the best product for the ballast water market. Hyde Marine has continually un- dergone verifi cation testing of its technology in shipboard applications and is a strong partner to the regulatory and testing community. With many customers having returned again and again to purchase Hyde GUARDIAN treatment systems, Hyde Marine is a testament to the fact that value and quality are sought and rewarded, even in a fi ercely price-driven marketplace. 2235 N. Hwy 190

Covington, LA 70433

Tel: (985) 898-5300

Email: ebrownIII@fi delismarine.com

Website: www.cultd.com

President & CEO: H. Elder Brown, Jr.

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Coraopolis, PA 15205

Tel: (724) 218-7304

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.hydemarine.com

President & CEO: John Platz

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