These origins show a strong maritime bias right from the time Horace Clarkson set to sail in his "M.v. H.b. Clarkson" (and thereby bestowed on the company its logo of sails), to the business marriage between H. Clarkson, and Southern Lines (one of the premier Kenya Shipping Companies of the time), and finally, to the brief flirtation with the world famous Inchape Shipping Services in the early 1980's.

This background clearly influenced the business portfolio of the company in the late1970's and early 1980's, when the company played a leading market role in the placing of marine and contractors' insurance covers, for the overseas contract or staking advantage of the available foreign funding, as well as the building boom of the era.

In 1984, following the divestures from Kenya of Bain Dawes and Ernest Notcutt (the then U.K. shareholders at the time of Clarkson and Southern Limited and Notcutt Longaroni (Kenya) Limited respectively), Clarkson Notcutt Limited was born out of the merger of Clarkson and Southern and Notcutt Longaroni.

The Kenya Commercial Bank Limited through its then affiliate - Kenya Finance Company had earlier bought into Notcutt Longaroni Kenya Limited thus partly owning it.

Consequently, Clarkson Notcutt was now owned on a 50% / 50% basis by Clarkson and Southern and Notcutt Longaroni.

This structure was to be in place for almost 20 years. In 2003, both groups of shareholders decided to sell their interests to enable them concentrate on banking which was their core business.

The new investors are experienced practitioners in the Financial services, Information Technology and Property sectors.

Clarkson Notcutt offices in Kenya
a) The Head Office is located in Nairobi
b) The Mombasa Branch is located in Mombasa Trade Centre, North Wing Tower, 2nd Floor.
c) The Kampala Branch is located in Suite 7, Plot 6 Airways House Colville Street.