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General Terms

Different Terms Used in Marine Insurance

These terms used in Marine Insurance are Assailing thieves, Jettison, Barratry, All other Perils and Perils of the Sea. What do the terms Assailing thieves, Jettison, Barratry, All other Perils and Perils of the Sea used in Marine Insurance?

Main Features

  • Marine insurance covers the loss or damage of property being transferred via ships, cargo, terminals, or any other mode of transport. When you transfer your acquired or held property from one point/location and the final destination, you can secure the property by means of marine insurance.
  • Marine insurance covers the loss/damage of ships, cargo, terminals, and includes any other means of transport by which goods are transferred, acquired, or held between the points of origin and the final destination. The term originated when parties began to ship goods via sea.

Highlights

  • Marine insurance provides comprehensive coverage by protecting your shipment from various perils such as theft and piracy, fire, explosion, natural disasters like storms, hurricanes, earthquakes, cyclones, collisions, derailments of land conveyance, and the sinking of ships apart from covering various expenses.
  • Marine insurance provides comprehensive coverage by protecting your shipment from various perils such as theft and piracy, fire, explosion, natural disasters like storms, hurricanes, earthquakes, cyclones, collisions, derailments of land conveyance, and the sinking of ships apart from covering various expenses.

What are the benefits of buying a insurance policy?

  • Marine insurance covers the loss or damage caused to the goods during transit between the point of origin and destination. The insurance policy also provides coverage for the exposed goods, kept onshore or offshore, marine liability or casualty and hull.
  • Overview: Marine insurance covers the loss or damage of ships, cargo, terminals, and any transport by which the property is transferred, acquired, or held between the points of origin and the final destination.

Eligibility

  • Buyers can take this policy, as well as, sellers, import/export merchants, contractors, banks—or anyone engaged in the import and export of goods or transportation of it within the country. However, there are different types of policies, included in this policy like hull insurance which is beneficial for ship owners.
  • Marine insurance is a compulsory requirement for all ship / yacht owners, who are using their vessel for commercial or transportation purposes.

Advantages

Marine insurance is helpful for a variety of reasons.

  • It provides all-round coverage against a wide variety of risks faced while at sea.
  • Most marine insurance providers offer claim survey assistance worldwide, along with claim settlement assistance.
  • Marine insurance covers the physical loss or damage of ships, cargo, terminals, and any transport by which the property is transferred, acquired, or held between the points of origin and the final destination.
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Frequently Asked Question

Q1: What is Cargo Insurance?

A.  It is physical loss or damage insurance of goods carried by vessel, road, rail, aircraft, post, or by any other conveyance. Cargo insurance protects those who have an insurable/financial interest in the cargo (buyer or seller and intermediaries, if so structured). Cargo insurance coverage ranges from All Risks to Named Perils, with common extensions as well as customized wordings.

 

Q2: My transit carrier provides insurance, why do I need to buy cargo insurance?

A: Your own cargo insurance policy ensures sufficient limits of liability, known coverage conditions and consolidated claims handling. Additionally, your own cargo insurance policy will be a less expensive alternative to transit carrier provided insurance solutions.

 

Q3: What is the difference between inland transit insurance and ocean cargo insurance?

A: Inland transit insurance covers domestic transits via land conveyances and/or air shipments (domestic vessel transits are usually insured under an Ocean Cargo Policy). Ocean cargo insurance provides coverage for international ocean and/or air shipments on a warehouse to warehouse basis (including the land connecting conveyance transits).