MITH BELL & CO., INC. marked an important event in its corporate history on the 19th of December, 1877 when it was appointed Lloyd's Agent for Zebu (now Cebu). Over the year, Smith Bell was appointed agents for other Philippine Ports and continues to enjoy the privilege of being the sole Philippine Agent. Today, Smith Bell prides itself as one of the some 430 Lloyd's Agents throughout the world.

Over the past 100 years, Smith Bell has gained expertise and experience and credibility for their work on Maritime Surveys including Cargo and Hull & Machinery among others.

SMITH BELL - LLOYD'S AGENCY DIVISION renders the following services to its principals:

CLAIMS & RECOVERIES
Acts as Claims Settling and Recovery Agents for Underwriters of Lloyd's of London and for approximately 500 Insurance Companies scattered thoughtout the world. Also acts as Valuers of Casualty and Property Losses.

HULL & MACHINERY SURVEYS
Acts on behalf of the Salvage Association, foreign insurance companies all over the world (particularly Europe and Japan), local underwriters, ship owners and P & I Clubs, in carrying out our surveys/duties as follows:

• Damage Survey
• Machinery Survey
• Towage Approval Survey
• Port Risk Survey
• Condition Valuation Survey
• Container Fastening Survey
• P & I Survey
• On Hire/Off Hire Survey
• Industrial Survey
• Consultancy
• Suitability Survey (to carry certain cargo)
• Superintendence Survey (Ship Building/Ship Repair)

CARGO SURVEYS Acts on behalf of foreign and local insurance companies, foreign and local importers/ exporters and foreign surveyors and adjusters in carrying out our surveys/duties as follows:

• Superintendence Survey
• Surveillance Survey
• Container Survey
• Plant & Premises Survey
• Investigation Survey
• Towage Approval Survey
• Pre
• Shipment Survey
• Warehouse Survey
• Quality Survey
• Quantity Survey
• OBQ/ROB Surveys
• Bunker Surveys
• Liquid Bulk Survey
• Dry Bulk Survey
• Discharging Survey
• Stripping & Turnover Survey
• Stuffing Survey
• Export Survey
• Vessel's Hatch Survey
• Stowage Survey
• Sampling & Analysis
• Household Goods & Personal Effects Survey
• Initial/Final Draft Displacement Survey
• Stock audits and inventories
• Loading/Discharging Superintendence Survey
• Ship to shore quantity measurement surveys of crude oil/ petroleum/ petrochemicals products (importation and exportation shipments)
• Hydrostatic testing surveys of rubber hose assemblies (marathon,
amazon, etc.) for discharge/loading of petroleum/petrochemicals products
• Hydrostatic testing surveys of upper and lower main cargo pipelines of tankers/vessels
• Tank calibration (vessels/barges, COTS, shore storage tanks, LPG tanks, tank trucks and trailer mounted tanks)

INTELLIGENCE AND ADJUSTMENT SERVICES
Provides intelligence work on marine, aviation and other matters related to insurance for Lloyd's of London and other principals/clients abroad.

Reports major marine/aviation casualties and other matters related to insurance such as fire, insurance fraud, etc.

Furnishes information and developments on sea and airports and government legislative bills related to insurance.

Conducts invetigation for foreign underwriters on Travelers Insurance Claims and cargo/hull losses.

Adjustment of non-marine insurance claims for Lloyd's of London and other principals and clients abroad such as casualty, machinery breakdown, business interuption, aviation and other allied risks.

NON-MARINE PROPERTY PRE-RISK SURVEY
The purpose of this survey is to assist underwriters to take a view on the acceptability of the risk, consider the level of rating and type of structure involved.