Welcome to Cefor

The Nordic Association of Marine Insurers (Cefor) was founded 15 August 1911 under the name of Sjøassurandørernes Centralforening (CEFOR - the Central Union of Marine Underwriters) by Norwegian and foreign insurance companies. On 5 March 2009 the Annual General Meeting adopted a new name to reflect the pan-Nordic members of the association:
The Nordic Association of Marine Insurers (Cefor).

Cefor represents marine insurers in the Nordic countries. Our objective is to enhance the Nordic marine insurance market and promote the members' common interests on key issues for the marine insurance industry. 

In order to advance our purpose the Association shall work:

• to facilitate continuous evolution of competitive Nordic marine insurance conditions in collaboration with customers, trade associations and other affected parties,
• to make available to its members appropriate statistics from the NoMIS database to support the activities of the individual members and the general objectives of the Association,
• to influence the industry's regulatory framework and other conditions under which it operates, and
• to contribute to the provision of educational programmes that ensure adequate competence development  and expertise among its members.

The association shall not engage in independent economic activity, nor shall it promote practices that in any way may be detrimental to competition.

The members of Cefor engage in:
- Hull and machinery insurance (blue water and coastal)
- Protection and indemnity insurance (P&I)
- Cargo insurance
- Legal defence
- War risks insurance
- Offshore energy insurance

The Cefor mission:
To serve the interests of our Nordic members by promoting quality marine insurance through
- comprehensive statistics,
- competence building,
- agreed all risks insurance conditions,
- and a common public voice.