Expanding UK P&I Club manager Thomas Miller has struck a deal to buy the managing general agency and insurance services operations of Zeller Associates.

Zeller, which manages Hanseatic P&I, operates mainly in shipping, trade and transport, but also in other specialist areas such as the cruise and tourism industry.

It is made up of six distinct operational businesses covering a range of services from insurance underwriting and insurance management to claims handling, loss adjusting and expert investigations.