Marine Cargo Insurance
Charting a secure route for cargo trade
Global cargo trade is exposed to major and complex risks both natural and man-made. Travelers knows these potential perils make a robust cargo insurance policy vital. We have a long history of insuring global trade and offer all risks cover with additional cover for war risks.
Our underwriting team holds extensive specialist industry knowledge and works to offer detailed risk management services on top of our high-value coverage plans. Travelers policyholders can chart their course with the added confidence that help will come should something affect their cargo.
Our appetite
We cover
These fall within our appetite, and we’re happy to discuss details.
- Aircraft spares
- Aviation
- Computers
- Electricals and electronics
- Freight liability
- General bulk commodities
- Liquefied natural gas (LNG)
- Machinery
- Metals and ores
- Oil
- Plastics
- Project cargo/heavy lift/deferred stock units (DSUs)
We’ll consider
We may need more information to confirm a fit.
- Cigarettes and/or tobacco
- Fabrics
- Fish
- Food products
- Grain
- Household/personal effects
- Mining operations
- Mobile phones and/or tablets
- Nuts and kernels
- Pharmaceuticals
- Textiles
- Timber
- Wood
We do not cover
Sorry, we’re currently unable to insure the following.
- Cannabis
- Cars, car terminals and car storage operators
- Dredgers
- Fertilisers (stand-alone)
- Nuclear materials
- Reporters/specific XL facilities
- Reporters/treaty
- Space pre-launch, including completed launch vehicles and completed satellites
- Stand-alone stock throughput/storage risks
- Towage risks
- Third party warehouse operations full value
- Yachts as cargo
Marine cargo covers & highlights
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Institute Cargo Clauses A, B and C
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Institute Cargo War Clauses
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Majority of Institute Cargo additional and/or specific cargo clauses
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Cover limits
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US$15 million at Lloyd’s
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US$15 million on company security
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