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SHIPPING DEPARTMENT
Logistics Management
Cargo Insurance
Marine insurance, cargo insurance, import-export insurance, insurance coverage, insurance documents, insurance terms, insurance claims, credit risk insurance, credit risks.
insurance policy, insurance cover note, open insurance policy, blanket insurance policy, floating insurance policy, specific insurance policy, voyage insurance policy, strikes riots civil commotions.
inherent vice, jettison, piracy, all risks, A.R., with average, W.A., free of particular average, F.P.A., insurance agency, insurance agents, insurance agencies, insurance certificates, insurance policies.
insurance endorsements, insurance premiums, insurance forms, Institute Cargo Clauses, Institute War Clauses, Institute Strikes Clauses, insurance application-instructions, insurance clauses, contingency insurance.
marine surveyors, adjusters, insurance adjusters, survey certificates, loss certificates, subrogation form, subrogation, particular average claims, general average claims, warehouse clause.
BL, B/L, bill of lading, customs declaration, shipping instructions, ocean bill of lading, marine bill of lading, shipping booking, transport documents, shipping marks.
Waybills, master air waybill, MAWB, HAWB, house air waybills, road waybills, rail waybills, post receipts, courier's receipts, forwarder waybill, freight forwarder's waybill, clean air waybill.
foul air waybill, unclean air waybill, dirty air waybill, claused air waybill, road consignment notes, rail consignment notes, postal receipt, parcel post receipt, certificate of posting, expedited delivery services.
postal shipments, courier shipments, TEU, twenty-foot equivalent unit, knots, cellular container ships, multimodal transport, combined transport bill of lading, through bill of lading, CBM, cubic measurements.
Containers and shipping information such as container dimensions, container capacity, container rating, tare mass, payloads, container tare mass, container payload, general purpose containers, dry cargo containers.
reefers, refrigerated containers, tare weight, tares, container markings, container classifications, half height containers, TEU, twenty-foot equivalent unit, knots, cellular container ships, CBM, cubic measurements.
container services, standard containers, hicube, high cube containers, cargo cubes, global shipping, import-export shipping, logistics, logistics management, logistics supports, shipping space, shipping order, S/O.
shipping permits, shipping notes, dock receipts, master ships, mother ships, feeder vessels, transhipment, transshipment, transit shipment, dead freight, seaports, ports.
freight forwarders, consolidators, freight consolidators, customs brokers, customs forwarders, brokers, customhouse brokers, customs house brokers, voyage, flight.
groupage operators, shipping operators, shipping firms, shipping company, air shipping, ocean shipping, carriers, freight company, transport company, ETA, ETD, ETS.
transportation, transports, ocean shipping company, freight containers, couriers, airlines, tariffs, custom tariffs, shipping dangerous goods, shipping schedules.
air containers, ocean containers, shipping containers, container load, LCL, full container load, FCL, marine insurance, cargo insurance, import-export insurance.
NVOCC, nonvessel operating common carriers, NVO, nonvessel owner carriers, nonvessel owning carriers, ocean freight consolidator, steamship.
Export-Import Cargo (Marine) Insurance
The term cargo insurance, popularly known as marine insurance, applies to all modes of transportation. The need for export (or import) cargo insurance often differs from exporter to exporter (or importer to importer) and from consignment to consignment. Unless the insurance is mandatory in a trade term, the exporter or the importer may opt not to insure the goods at his/her own risks.
Depending on the international commercial terms, either the seller (the exporter) or the buyer (the importer) is responsible for insuring the cargo. The seller is obligated to insure the cargo in the CIF and CIP terms. The seller may opt not to insure the cargo at his/her own risks in the DDU and DDP terms.
The trade terms DDU and DDP are often used in the turnkey projects where the amount at stake is large. In practice, the seller usually insures the cargo in the DDU and DDP terms.
Insurance Policy and Cover Note
Proof of insurance coverage is contained in a document known as policy or insurance policy. The format of insurance policy forms varies from insurer to insurer, but all essentially have the Institute Clauses and the same information as contained in the Insurance Application-Instructions (IAI).
The policy must be issued and signed by an insurance company or its agent. If more than one original is issued and is so indicated in the policy, all the originals must be presented to the bank, unless otherwise authorized in the letter of credit (L/C).
The sample letter of credit requires "insurance policy in duplicate ...", as such the presentation of one original and one copy (both signed) will satisfy the requirement.
Unless authorized in the letter of credit (L/C), the cover note issued by broker, which is a temporary insurance coverage pending the later issuance of an insurance policy, is not acceptable.
Insurance Policy versus Insurance Certificate
In the sample letter of credit the insurance policy is required, hence the bank will not accept the insurance certificate.
Open Policy versus Specific Policy
Advantages of an Open Policy
Over a Specific Policy
- Time Saving and Convenience
- In certain countries the insurance agent (broker) may hand-deliver the insurance policy to the exporter within 4-5 hours after the receipt of the Insurance Application-Instructions (IAI) or similar form. However, in some countries it is not uncommon that the policy is mailed to the exporter 2-3 days after the receipt of the Insurance Application-Instructions (IAI) or similar form. Considering that the national mail in some countries may take four (4) or more days to reach the addressee, the deadline to meet the L/C latest negotiation date may not be met.
In an open policy the exporter may have the documentary proof of insurance coverage in a matter of minutes by simply completing and signing the blank insurance certificates supplied by the insurer.
- Shipments Insured Automatically
- Under the open policy the insurer most often does not know the shipments made by the exporter before the receipt of the insurance declaration form and/or copy of the insurance certificates, but such shipments are insured (please refer to the Utmost Good Faith for related information).
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