Among the battling big beasts in the protection and indemnity jungle, there can be only one lion king. But who’s the raccoon?

In its annual ranking of P&I club performance, insurance broker Tyser has turned to the animal world for inspiration to separate the top-tier predators from the cute and cuddly.

Top spot and king of the jungle goes to Norway’s Gard after a year in which its gross premiums reached an all-time high of nearly $1.2bn.