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Our network of insurance carriers can determine and arrange the optimal insurance plan for your project.

Cargo Insurance Tips

Whether you’re shipping via air, marine, or over the road, there is a good chance that you are carrying very valuable cargo.

Making sure that your cargo is properly insured and covered is extremely important. If you are struggling with determining insuring your cargo then consider the below factors and work with our dedicated cargo insurance agent.

Limited Coverage
We strongly recommend properly insuring your shipments as terms on carriers’ bills of ladings, whether the cargo moves via ocean, air, or land carrier, the carriers’ liability is very limited, should there be any damage or loss.
Determine Needs
Our agent will carefully review your business plan and typical cargo loads to understand what your needs are to ensure proper coverage at competitive rates.
Affordable Policy
Based on our network of insurance companies, you get a range of different pricing and policy options for you to pick one that best suits your business needs and fits into your budget.
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What Could Happen?

The correct answer is, anything could happen to your cargo when you are shipping by air, land, or overseas.

Cargo insurance reduces shippers’ exposure to financial loss. Yet, so many shippers choose to risk importing and exporting goods without getting cargo insurance. Below are some reasons shippers should get cargo insurance.

Cargo Damage
Damage to cargo happens all too often, probably because there are so many different opportunities for damage to occur. Bad stowage and shore error are the largest contributors to damaged cargo.
Containers Lost at Sea
Every year, containers are lost to sea. With the trend to megaships, carrying huge stacks of shipping containers across the oceans, cargo containers overboard have actually increased.
Catastrophic Events
Storms, shipwrecks, explosions, pirate attacks, and etc. have caused the loss of many shipping containers. In one event, an entire shipload or more of cargo containers can be lost.
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What Could Happen?

The correct answer is, anything could happen to your cargo when you are shipping by air, land, or overseas.

Cargo insurance reduces shippers’ exposure to financial loss. Yet, so many shippers choose to risk importing and exporting goods without getting cargo insurance. Below are some reasons shippers should get cargo insurance.

Cargo Damage
Damage to cargo happens all too often, probably because there are so many different opportunities for damage to occur. Bad stowage and shore error are the largest contributors to damaged cargo.
Containers Lost at Sea
Every year, containers are lost to sea. With the trend to megaships, carrying huge stacks of shipping containers across the oceans, cargo containers overboard have actually increased.
Catastrophic Events
Storms, shipwrecks, explosions, pirate attacks, and etc. have caused the loss of many shipping containers. In one event, an entire shipload or more of cargo containers can be lost.
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Benefits of Cargo Insurance

When damage or loss occurs, shippers might be in a financial dilemma. That is why you might want to consider getting insurance for your cargo.

Now that we’ve explored what cargo insurance is; hopefully, you realize its importance when shipping goods. If not, think of the consequences of not having cargo insurance. What would happen to your company if an entire shipment were lost? How would that affect your bottom line? What if your shipment is being transported via container vessel and the ship sinks? Or, heaven forbid, a truck gets in an accident with your very important freight? Accidents happen; therefore, your company is responsible for a share of the losses and need to request cargo insurance to protect your business when errors occur.

Our knowledgeable network of insurance carriers have the expertise to determine and arrange the optimal insurance plan for your shipment and work closely with underwriters to provide international and domestic cargo and freight insurance rates that cover a range of options. Cargo insurance covers transits carried out in water, air, road, rail, registered post parcel and courier. If you want help on how to know if cargo insurance is for you, reach out to us today and we’ll help you decide!

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