European excellence in specialist insurance for businesses across Europe
Portman Insurance SE is a European specialist insurance company headquartered in Paris, dedicated to serving small and medium-sized enterprises across Europe. Founded in 2018, we provide surety bonds, credit insurance and comprehensive liability coverage through a combination of deep underwriting expertise and agile decision-making.
Our focus is on growth-oriented SMEs in France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Benelux and Germany – businesses that need sophisticated insurance solutions delivered with speed and flexibility. We combine the financial strength and regulatory rigour of a Paris-domiciled Societas Europaea with the commercial responsiveness that modern enterprises require.
Built by an experienced team with decades of combined expertise in Classes 13, 15 and 16 insurance products, we understand the unique challenges facing European SMEs. Our underwriters are empowered to make swift decisions, typically responding to quotation requests within 24-48 hours.
We are regulated by the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR), maintain full Solvency II compliance, and operate with A-rated reinsurance partnerships. Our pan-European presence ensures local market understanding whilst benefiting from cross-border scale and expertise.
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We exist to serve European SMEs. Every product, process and decision is designed with your needs at the centre.
We empower our underwriters to make swift, informed decisions. No unnecessary bureaucracy, no endless committees.
We work alongside brokers and clients as true partners, not just transactional service providers.
Robust capital, prudent reserves, quality reinsurance. Your claims will be paid when you need us most.
Decades of combined underwriting experience across surety, credit and liability classes of business.
Deep local market knowledge across Europe combined with cross-border scale, networks and best practices.
Portman Insurance SE is a European company (Societas Europaea) registered in France and regulated by the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR). We maintain full Solvency II capital adequacy and operate under the Freedom of Services and Freedom of Establishment provisions of EU insurance law.
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Our governance structure includes independent non-executive directors, an audit committee, and risk management framework compliant with Solvency II Pillar II requirements. Financial statements and Solvency & Financial Condition Reports (SFCR) are published annually.