Ocean Cargo Insurance

Class: Ocean Cargo
Subclass: Ocean Cargo
Contact: Dianne R. Competiello
Coverage: Provides coverage for physical loss or damage to goods while in due course of transit.
Targeted Classes: Importers, Exporters, Manufacturers, and Freight Forwarders, including Air Legal and NVOCC coverage.
Exclusions: Apply to certain goods.
Geography: Worldwide - Except shipments to/from countries where trade is forbidden by the United States Government.
Extensions: Warehouse Inventory
Domestic Inland Transit
Foreign Inland Transit
Consolidation/Deconsolidation
Processing Coverage
Exhibition
Salesman’s Samples Floater
FOB/FAS
Debris Removal
Fraudulent Bills of Lading
Shortage from Container
Concealed Damage
Difference in Conditions
Returned/Refused Shipments
Guarantee of Collectibility
Unpaid Vendor
Reefer Breakdown
War Risks and Strikes, Riots & Civil Commotions (SR & CC)
Paper and Capacity: New York Marine And General Insurance Company
Maximum limits are $20,000,000.
Minimum Premium: $5,000
Typical Insureds: Importers and Exporters
Wholesalers
Manufacturers
Distributors
Retailers
Bulk Commodity Shippers/Traders
Freight Forwarders
Petrochemical Traders
What It Covers: Covers against all risks of physical loss or damage for goods while in transit from any external cause or named perils subject to policy exclusions.
Underwriting Concerns: Type of Commodity
Geographical Scope
Loss Experience
Packing
Modes of Transportation
Loss Prevention
Tips: We have successfully written this class of business for over four decades and are committed to a high level of customer service and excellence in underwriting. A completed application with all details of the risk will enable us to provide prompt turnaround.

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