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 is a leading international insurance and investment organization with operations in five continents. 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. These entities also provide risk management, claims management, administrative, and reinsurance services to their policyholders. And, it was licensed as a general insurance company in Hong Kong in September 2009 and received an “A” rating by A.M. Best Company since February 2010. Managed by a team of experienced insurance executives in the Asian insurance market, Starr International Insurance (Asia) Ltd. focuses on providing quality general insurance services to the Hong Kong market and serves as the base for Starr International’s expansion into the Greater Asia region.