What is Marine Cargo Insurance?

Marine Cargo Insurance protects property as it moves from its origin to its destination passing through various ports and means of transit including temporarily stored at various locations throughout its journey.

Who is Marine Freight insurance for?

We cover many of our clients Marine Cargo Insurance requirements, covering their products at origin right through to delivery at their customers premises whether they are manufacturers, distributors, exporters or importers, we also provide cover for companies that ship from their supplier in the Far East, China or other parts of the world directly to customers in the USA including the likes of Amazon FBA for instance without touching the UK.

Marine Cargo insurance is for any business that imports, or exports its goods overseas. When goods are being shipped around the world there is always risk of loss, so it’s essential that to have the right Marine Cargo cover in place to protect these goods against the risks they face.

The journey your goods take could be by various means of transport, by haulier from your premises or the place of manufacture, by boat through treacherous seas and by rail through other countries, all the time being exposed to risks such as theft, accidents or collisions, fires and in some circumstances even falling overboard on a cargo ship.

Having cargo insurance in place for these eventualities is an essential part of your business protection, after all you could have tens of thousands of pounds of products at risk, we can help you find the best cargo insurance cover to protect your business needs.

Speak to us, we are specialist broker for businesses who export to the USA we can arrange Cargo insurance policy for your exact business needs.

What does Marine Cargo Insurance cover?

A marine cargo insurance policy provides very wide cover, it can provide cover for your goods in transit between your premises in the UK or elsewhere in the world to its final destination where ever that may be.

It is often thought that a marine cargo insurance policy just covers goods whilst they are on the water, in fact its much wider than this, they can be by covered whilst in containers on road transport, whilst on a vessel on the water, by rail and also whilst they are in the air.

Your stock or merchandise can also be insured when temporarily stored in warehouses whilst on their journey to their final destination as this is still part of the journey.