This is the age of
commerce there are many multinational industries in the world. Which produce
goods for the customers in the world wide market nowadays, business firms ship
billions of dollars of goods each year. These goods are exposed to damage from
numerous transportation perils.
Ocean marine insurance: when goods are transportation
on sea they are covered by Ocean marine insurance. All types of Ocean going
vessels and their cargo can be insured by Ocean marine insurance. In this way the
liability of ship owners as well as cargo owners can be legally insured under Ocean
marine insurance is one of the oldest forms of insurance Ocean marine insurance
policies are incredibly complex reflecting basic marine law,trade,customs,and
court interpretations of the various policy provisions.
Ocean marine insurance can be divided into four
basic classes as given below:
A. Hull insurance: this insurance covers
physical damage to the ship or vessel it is more like a collision insurance
that covers physical damage to an automobile caused by a collision
B.cargo insurance: cargo insurance covers the shipper of the
goods if the goods are damaged or lost. The policy can be written to cover a
single shipment. If regular shipments made an open cargo policy can be used
that insures the goods automatically when a shipment is made.
C. protection and indemnity insurance: it
provides comprehensive liability insurance for property damage or bodily injury
to third parties. P&I insurance protect the ship owner for damage caused by
the ship to piers, docks and harbor
blueprinting, damage to the ship’s cargo. In addition it also provides
indemnity for illness or injury to the passengers or crew and fines
D. freight insurance: freight insurance is
designed to indemnify the ship owner for the loss of earning if the goods
damage or lost