Continuing a Family Tradition Protecting Assets, Since 1966 Brian Raby, the founder of Lightship Maritime, was born into the marine insurance industry. Son of longtime industry veteran Ron Raby, Brian entered the business at an early age. Learning and working alongside his father, Brian was taught firsthand the value of building trust and maintaining professionalism. In 1994, Brian officially joined his father’s company and began to work his way through studying the different forms of insurance policy drafting, risk analysis development, and portfolio negotiation.