Transportation Risks

Transportation Operators

The role of the transport operator has evolved over the years with increasing competition. Companies are exposed to ever greater liabilities. A single package can be tailored to specific needs, reducing gaps and overlaps in cover.

We can arrange cover including;

• Liabilities for loss of or damage to cargo
• Liabilities for errors and omissions
• Third party liabilities
• Fines for regulatory breach including e.g. customs, pollution and safety at work, Costs including misdirection, investigation, defence, disposal and mitigation

Port Authority

We have access to markets to cover the liabilities of Port Authorities which include:

• Liabilities for loss of or damage to cargo and customers’ equipment and ships
• Liabilities arising from errors and omissions including delay and unauthorised delivery
• Loss of or damage to equipment including loss due to strikes, riots and terrorist risks
• Third party liabilities including impact and sudden accidental pollution
• Fines for regulatory breach including e.g. customs, pollution and safety at work
• Wreck removal costs
• Investigation, defence and mitigation costs
• Disposal costs following an accident
• Quarantine and disinfection costs

Cargo Handling

We can arrange liability, property and equipment insurance for marine terminals, stevedores, inland clearance depots, river terminals, container freight stations, container storage depots and airfreight handling terminals.

Standard covers include:

• Liabilities for loss of or damage to cargo, customers’ equipment and ships
• Liabilities arising from errors and omissions including delay and unauthorised delivery
• Third party liabilities including impact and sudden accidental pollution
• Loss of or damage to equipment including loss due to strikes, riots and terrorist risks
• Fines for regulatory breach including e.g. customs, pollution and safety at work
• Investigation, defence and mitigation costs
• Disposal costs following an accident
• Quarantine and disinfection costs