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Welcome to Starr Marine
"Starr Marine has specialized in ocean marine insurance for over 60 years and has grown to be one of the largest writers of ocean marine insurance in the U.S. Few Managing General Agencies are able to offer the breadth of tailored marine products and services available through Starr Marine including multinational cargo programs, marine liability coverages and hull insurance, often incorporating risk management/captive approaches to best meet a given client's needs."
David S. French, President and CEO
Tel: (646) 227-6300


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.


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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