
Kay International
Plc
Insurance & Reinsurance
About Us
Kay International Plc “Kay” has been established in the UK since 1980 and will celebrates its 42nd Anniversary in 2022. Kay has an established brand and proven track record and is known in the market for providing niche products and schemes to direct clients and brokers in the UK and reinsurance support to overseas brokers and ceding insurers. Kay is an underwriting Agent (MGA), Lloyd’s coverholder and Lloyd’s broker.
Kay is particularly strong in CIS, CEE, MENA, Africa and Far East and presently receiving pipeline of reinsurance businesses from these markets. In addition to its recognition in the traditional insurance arena, Kay is acknowledged as a niche player in the industry, focusing on markets that are either ignored by larger brokers and underwriting agencies or regarded as too challenging.
OUR ATTRACTION
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40 years of track records
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Well known in the London and International market
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An accredited and authorized Lloyd’s Broker. (There are only 210 Lloyd’s brokers in the world)
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An approved Lloyd’s Coverholder and Underwriting Agency
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Various binding authorities and facilities from Lloyd’s and International Markets
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Terms of Business Agreements (TOBA) with Majority of Lloyd’s Syndicates
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TOBA's with over 600 active brokers including Marsh, Willis, JLT, AON, Guy Carpenter, Arthur Gallagher etc.
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A founding member of the Managing General Agents Association (MGAA)
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Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK
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Operations in Dubai, Hong Kong and Romania
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The Management have successfully established eleven Insurance Companies in Central Asia, CIS, CEE and Africa
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OUR STRENGTHS
We are Innovative
We are a Pioneer in providing tailor made unique products for the emerging and European markets, such as ATE and Surety Bonds.
We are known
Our group is known in the market for providing 1st class insurance and reinsurance security.
We have a Track Record
The management have successfully established a Lloyd’s brokerage firm, an Underwriting Agency and eleven Insurance companies in the UK, Central Asia, CIS, CEE and Africa.
We have a network
Kay has other than its own Group network, a distribution of more than 250 Overseas Insurers and 460 active brokers in the UK and overseas including Willis, JLT, AON, Guy carpenter, Anther Gallagher, etc. We will continue to expand our portfolio from our Appointed Representative in the UK.
Kay’s outlook and strategy
Kay’s aim is to increase its existing premium income by expanding it's MGA section and establish new operations worldwide as well as to continue developing the broking and Underwriting side of the operation.

OUR
Binders &
Facilities
International Property
-International Property-
Up to USD5m per risk on
PML Basis to Underwrite Reinsurance risks from MENA.

UK Property Facility
-UK Property Facility-
Up to £5m per location
and up to £2m PL/POL and £10m EL.

Employers Liability
Public Liability
Employers Liability
£10M
Public Liability
£5M

Motor
-Motor-
Up to USD 500,000
per vehicle Reinsurance Quota Share Treaties
and
Facultative Risks

Contractors All Risks
Erection All Risks
Machinery Breakdown
-CAR / EAR-
USD 50m facility
from
Swiss Re for CIS/CEE
and Turkey.
USD 25m facility
from Lloyd's Underwriters
risks from Asia, Middle East & Africa

Commercial Property
-Commercial Property-
Up to GBP5m per location

Personal Accident & Travel
-PA and Travel-
Up to EUR 3m
any insured person
and EUR 9m
any accident event.
Bulk reinsurance Lineslip
facility 100% at Lloyd's
Worldwide excl. USA & Canada

Professional Indemnity
-Professional Indemnity-
Up to
USD 5m to accept risks
worldwide
excl. USD & Canada

Marine Cargo
-Marine Cargo-
Worldwide facility
Up to USD 5m per shipment
from the London Market.

General Liability
-General Liability-
Worldwide facility
Up to USD 25m
facility from
Lloyd's


Latent Defect
-Latent Defect-
UK Facility
Up to GBP 5,000,000
with Southern Pacific
Insurance Corporation
(SOPAC)
OUR BROKING DIVISION
Kay’s broking team are very much active in placing
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Hull and Machinery
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Oil and Energy Risks
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Yachts
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Financial Risks
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Bonds
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D & O
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Latent Defect

THE
GROUP

Londongate Investment & Management Plc "LIM" is a UK based Insurance Management Group and is acknowledged as a niche player in the insurance industry, focusing on markets that are either ignored by larger brokers and insurers or regarded as too challenging.
LIM (www.londongate.co.uk) has invested in 14, managed and successfully exited from 12 regulated or insurance related investments in the UK, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle, Far East and Africa. Brian Salmanpour, the Chairman and owner of LIM, is a UK FCA Approved Person and is also the Chairman of Kay International Plc.
Since 1980 The Management has established
Kay International plc UK
Anglo Romana Insurance Co Bucharest, Romania
Anglo Tashkent Insurance Co Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Anglo Russia Insurance Co Moscow, Russia
Atlantic Londongate Insurance Co Nouakchott, Mauritania
London Almaty Insurance Co Almaty, Kazakhstan
London Tbilisi Insurance Co Tbilisi, Georgia
Londongate Azerbaijan Insurance Co Baku, Azerbaijan
London Bishkek Insurance Co The Kyrgyz Republic
London Yerevan Insurance Co Yerevan, Armenia
Londongate Gambia Insurance Co Banjul, The Gambia
London Dushanbe Insurance Co Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Londongate are in discussion to set up an Insurance Company in Portugal to accommodate Re insurer's as a result of Brexit.
OUR CHAIRMAN
The Management and Underwriting Team comprise members who are known in London and overseas markets and who have experience of working in the Former Soviet Union Countries and the Middle Eastern. Its members are pioneers in providing tailor made unique products for the emerging markets. The team are led by:

Brian Salmanpour
Brian Salmanpour the co founder and Chairman of Kay International Plc and Londongate Plc, is responsible for strategic development of the Group. He has considerable experience in setting up insurance operations in the emerging markets, having established in 1974 Bland Payne’s (Lloyd’s broker) operation in Middle East as well as setting up in 1975 Hafez Ins. Co with Royal Ins Co (UK) and Continental Ins Co (USA) as foreign partners.
In 1980 he set up Kay International Brokerage operation in the UK and went on to tribunalize the company at Lloyd’s with various underwriting authorities as Lloyd’s Coverholder and Later on made Kay International Plc a Lloyd’s Broker. His involvement with Eastern Europe began in 1993 when he set up an insurance company in Romania and went on to establish 5 further insurance operations in Russia, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Bulgaria and Kazakhstan. He was responsible for establishing six further insurance companies in Azerbaijan, Armenia, The Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, The Gambia and Mauritania.
TOBA/NEWS
KNOW YOUR CLIENT
(FYC)
FORM
Download our Know Your Client (KYC) Form, complete and send to maxinel@kayint.co.uk
TERMS OF BUSINESS
AGREEMENT
- RISK TRANSFER -
(UK TOBA)
Download our TOBA, complete and send to maxinel@kayint.co.uk
TERMS OF BUSINESS
AGREEMENT
- RISK TRANSFER -
(INTERNATIONAL TOBA)
Download our TOBA, complete and send to maxinel@kayint.co.uk
CONTACT US
Suite 809, Lloyd's Building, One Lime Street, London, EC3M 7DQ
Tel: 020 7398 2580
Email: brians@kayint.co.uk