From Longman Business Dictionarymarine insurance brokermaˌrine inˈsurance ˌbrokerINSURANCEJOBORGANIZATIONS a person or company that earns money by providing independent advice about the best type of insurance to buy for a ship or its cargo (=goods carried by a ship) in order to decide how much money the insurer must pay when a CLAIM for loss or damage is made. The insurer asks a SURVEYOR to do the examination and produce a report based on it → broker