CARGO:
Ocean Cargo
The Cargo/Transport policy can provide worldwide coverage of goods in transit
from warehouse to warehouse with tailor-made coverages available to fit the
most diverse insurance needs. Coverage for goods moving by land, sea or air can
be expanded to include pure domestic movements, warehouse, storage or
consolidation risks, as well as coverage for war, strikes, riots and civil
commotion.
Warehouse to warehouse coverage for physical loss of or damage to goods from an external cause, including coverage for:
- General Average losses and General Average contributions
- Sue and Labor expenses incurred to prevent or mitigate a loss
- Import Duty
- Landing, warehousing and forwarding charges incurred as the result of an insured peril
- Return shipments in the event of the refusal or inability of the assured or consignee to accept delivery at destination
- Loss or damage resulting from war risks
- Loss or damage resulting from strikes, riots and civil commotion
- Theft and Hijacking
- Shortage and Non-delivery
Typical Clients:
Large exporters or importers of finished goods, manufacturers of finished goods
selling to worldwide markets, international companies building markets in
developing areas such as the CIS, China, Indochina, Latin America and S.E.
Asia.
Cargo Legal Liability
Cargo Legal Liability insurance covers the liability imposed by law on the
insured as a motor carrier, air carrier, bailee or warehouseman for loss of or
damage to goods in their care, custody or control resulting from insured
perils.
Target Customers: Freight Forwarders & NVOCC's, Truckers, Air Carriers &
Warehousemen.
The Starr Marine Advantage - Our Survey and Loss Control Division can help reduce or
eliminate preventable losses.
BLUEWATER HULL:
Hull and Machinery
This product provides coverage for physical loss or damage to scheduled
vessels, as per policy conditions on a named peril basis. Also provides
coverage for Collision Liability up to the agreed value of the vessel.
Coverage is provided on standard industry forms and pre-approved manuscript
wordings. Classes of vessels covered include: containerships,
tankers and bulk carriers and other classes of vessels over 2,500 Gross
Registered Tons.
Excluded classes - We will not consider Cruise Vessels, Commercial Fishing
Vessels, Casino Vessels or Yachts and fleets with less than three vessels.
NON-BLUEWATER HULL:
Hull and Machinery
This product provides coverage for physical loss or damage to scheduled
vessels. Coverage is provided on standard industry forms and pre-approved
manuscript wordings. Classes of vessels covered include tugs, towboats,
barges, dredges, and passenger vessels.
Primary Protection and Indemnity
This product covers a vessel owner's liabilities arising out of the operation
of scheduled vessels. Standard industry forms or pre-approved manuscript
wordings are utilized, providing coverage for liabilities incurred as a result
of damage to third-party property and injury to or death of crewmembers,
passengers, longshore workers, and others. Limits up to $1,000,000 are
offered.
Hull Builder's Risks
Hull Builder's Risks coverage insures the builder or owner against physical
loss or damage to vessels during the construction period. The policy also
covers collision liability and protection and indemnity exposures during trial
trips, and coverage can be extended to cover delivery trips. Coverage is
provided on standard industry forms, and limits are offered on a per vessel
and/or per yard basis.
Charter Vessel Program
Starr Marine's Charter Vessel Program offers hull and protection and indemnity coverage
to sportfishing and other small excursion vessels that carry no more than six
passengers. Our plain language form offers numerous coverage extensions
including increased medical payments and coverage for rods and reels.
Maritime Employer's Liability (MEL)
This product provides coverage to non-vessel owners for liabilities
incurred under the Jones Act as a result of their employees carrying out their
duties on board vessels. Limits up to $1,000,000 are offered.
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LIABILITY:
Commercial Marine Liability
A comprehensive marine liability policy, usually combined with other forms of
marine liability coverage, which covers the operations, contractual liabilities
and products/completed operations liability exposures of maritime operators.
- includes bodily injury and property damage liability
- CSL/Occ and Annual Aggregate limit subject to deductible
Charterers' Legal Liability
A marine liability policy for vessel charterers, providing for the charterers
obligation to owners under a charter party, primarily hull damage and
Charterer's P&I exposures.
- CSL/Occ limit subject to deductible
Excess Marine Liabilities
A marine liability policy which provides limits in excess of those provided by
the policyholder's primary marine liability program.
- generally follows the terms and conditions of primary coverage unless noted
- may include excess non-marine liabilities of an incidental nature
- CSL/Occ limit
Ship Repairers' Legal Liability
A marine liability policy for ship repairers, providing care, custody and
control coverage for damage to vessels under repair by the policyholder.
- can be extended to include bodily injury liability.
- can be combined with Commercial Marine Liability for comprehensive coverage
- CSL/Occ limit subject to deductible
Stevedores' Legal Liability
A marine liability policy for stevedores, providing care, custody and control
coverage for damage to non-owned vessels and cargo, while loading or unloading.
- can be expanded to include bodily injury liability
- can be combined with Commercial Marine Liability for comprehensive coverage
- CSL/Occ limit subject to deductible
Terminal Operators Legal Liability
A marine liability policy for terminal and port operators, providing care,
custody and control coverage for damage to vessels and cargo handled at the
terminal.
- can be expanded to include bodily injury liability
- can be combined with Commercial Marine Liability for comprehensive coverage
- CSL/Occ limit subject to deductible
Wharfingers' Legal Liability
A marine liability policy for operators of commercial piers and wharves,
providing bailee liability coverage for damage to vessels and cargo using the
facility.
- can be expanded to include bodily injury liability
- can be combined with Commercial Marine Liability for comprehensive coverage
- CSL/Occ limit subject to deductible
LOSS CONTROL SERVICES:
Starr Marine Global Loss Control Services
Tel.: 646-227-6414
Fax: 646-227-6649
24 Hr. Cell 646-509-0962
24 Hr. Fax 845-783-6118
E-Mail:
Clients based in North America
Our clients have access to a dedicated team of Loss Control Professionals
strategically located to assure delivery of high quality Value Added services.
Our team will perform a comprehensive review of each client's claims history
and analyze shipping procedures, packing, handling and stowage of cargo. When
the review is complete, they will be able to assist with designing and
coordinating a detailed plan to fit the individual needs of each client. All
services are coordinated through our New York, San Francisco and Chicago
offices and delivered by our global network. This approach assures the delivery
of high quality services by qualified professional surveyors, engineers, and
investigators under our direction and supervision.
Our activities are solely for marine business written by Starr Marine, and dedicated to
Loss Control endeavors, with no additional cost for our services. Due to the
volume of business and geographic areas covered, we also utilize a large
network of qualified, independent marine surveyors worldwide with expertise in
various areas of the maritime industry. Our in-house Loss Control Professionals
coordinate the efforts of these experts at several opportunity points to assure
our clients of quality control.
The Loss Control Services team has over 145 years of combined experience in a
variety of maritime transportation industry related functions. Each of our
members has presented at various industry related events, and has been quoted
in a number of industry related publications.
Through a close working partnership with our client's key personnel, we develop
a working knowledge of your business operations and areas of concern and then
address them from a Loss Control perspective. Together we work to assist you
(our clients) in realizing your goals - from major cargo movements to expansion
into international markets - by cooperatively developing the necessary measures
and plans that will effectively and efficiently reduce damage and/or loss. This
not only protects your cargo interests but also reinforces protection of your
relationship with the clients that you serve.
At Starr Marine Loss Control Services, we believe that our combined knowledge,
resources and experience make us the leader in "Transportation Risk Management
Services". Our most important attributes are in the value of services we stand
ready to make available to you.
The best loss is the one that was prevented!
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