A large vessel carrying what looked to be hundreds of cargo containers was docked in the San Diego Bay during the first day of the National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices convention.

In a conversation at the convention, Donald Harrell, senior vice president of marine for Liberty International Underwriters, said a new line of "supertankers," set for launch next year, could be the next opportunity in the marine-specialty market.

On these new vessels could potentially be billions of dollars in risk—from the cargo being shipped to the value of the vessel.

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