Course description
The contract of marine insurance is a special (insurance) contract of indemnity which protects against physical and other losses to moveable property and associated interests, as well as against liabilities occurring or arising during the course of a sea voyage.
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Outcome / Qualification etc.
- Gaining a comprehensive understanding of marine insurance
- Provide you with the confidence to deal with the claims situations faced in the maritime industry
- Develop your understanding of the principles and practice involved in handling and settling marine claims.
- Present practical examples of casualties, demonstrating appropriate responses and procedures and identifying who does what.
- Examine the preparation of claims.
- Provide a forum where ideas can be received and exchanged.
Training Course Content
General principles of marine insurance
- Legal Side of Marine Insurance
- The Practical Side of Marine Insurance
- Proximate Cause
- Brief History of the development of Marine Insurance
Cargo Claims
- Background to Cargo Insurance
- The Open Policy
- Types of claims
- Deck cargo claims
- Calculating a claim
- Making a claim
- The Enterprise Act 2016
- Rules which apply to shipment of goods carried by sea
- Defences in the rules open to carriers
- Case studies
Hull and Machinery Claims
- Scope of the policy
- Types of claims
- Measure of indemnity
- Application law and procedural matters
- Loss of income conditions
Protection & Indemnity Insurance (P&I)
- Background to P&I insurance
- Components of the policy
- Types of claims covered
- Loss adjustments and claims handling
- Making and defending a claim
Port, Boatyard or Marina Claims
- Types of boatyard or marina claims
- Boatyard operations
- Base marina operations
- Infrastructure & management of a marina or boatyard
- Handling the claim
- Case Studies
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