Starr Companies (or STARR) is the worldwide marketing name of Starr International Company Inc. and C.V. Starr & CO., Inc. The history of STARR can be traced back to December 1919, when Cornelius Vander Starr founded an insurance agency in Shanghai, China. Throughout the 1920s, Starr established branches across China, and in Hong Kong, Hanoi, Saigon, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur and the Philippines.

STARR provides Property, Liability, Accident & Health and a range of special insurance through its subsidiaries, including Travel Assistance, Aviation & Aerospace, Construction, Crisis Management, Energy, Environmental, Financial Lines, Marine, Professional Liability, Public Entity and Specialty Products. STARR also provides a wide range of insurance-related services, including claims, reinsurance, risk assessment and loss control.

Starr International Insurance (Asia) Limited, a company of Starr International Company Inc. (Starr International) is a privately held global insurance company. Starr International’s insurance entities provide high-quality, customized property and casualty insurance products, with significant access to the excess and surplus marketplace.