Marine

Annual Marine Cargo Insurance: when your goods are carried by others

Annual marine cargo is subject to an annual premium based on the value of all shipments that the insured is responsible to insure. It is the simplest and most convenient way to cover import and export risks.

Our Annual Marine Cargo Insurance covers loss or damage to cargo (which includes shipping containers and/or flat racks in your care, custody and control) during import, export and within New Zealand transit.

Our Annual Marine Cargo policy has a broad, market-leading and competitive cover incorporating internationally recognised Institute

Clauses with our own special conditions and additional clauses.

Stock and equipment at exhibitions or while on display can also be covered under the policy.

Single Marine Cargo Insurance: for one-off insurance cover for import or export shipments

For one-off insurance to cover import and export shipments, including the New Zealand leg of the journey.

Carriers Insurance provides professional carriers with protection to cover their customers' goods and livestock in the event of loss or damage.

Carriers Cargo Liability

Carriers Cargo Liability Insurance protects the carrier against their statutory liability under the NZ Carriage of Goods Act 1979 for loss or damage to their customers’ goods or livestock.

Zurich's Carriers Cargo Liability policy can be extended to cover warehouseman's liability and consequential loss.

Benefits

• LCR, Declared Value and Declared Terms options available
• Act Section 14d losses payable at insured's request
• No drink drive exclusion for fleet operators.
  
  

Goods in Transit (Carriers) Insurance

Goods in Transit (Carriers) insurance, a unique policy within the New Zealand market, provides the carrier with the ability to have commercial settlements made to their customers for loss or damage to their goods or livestock from an insured event at the carrier’s request, in addition to their liability under the Act. If the carrier chooses not to accept the customer’s claim, the policy remains in force, with agreed legal costs covered. The cover remains in force for one year should the carrier elect at a later time to accept the claim.

Goods in transit (carriers) insurance provides the carrier with cover for the following:

• Removal and disposal of damaged goods/livestock (including clean up of accident site), salvage, onforwarding, mustering/agistment of livestock up to $50,000 in total
• Goods falling from or coming unsecured from vehicle (comprehensive cover only)
• Insured’s own equipment up to $5000 (defined events only), and
• Irretrievable wandering off of livestock.
  
  

Insurance products designed to protect goods and livestock carried within New Zealand, whether by road, rail, sea or air.

Single Inland Transit insurance

Zurich's Single Transit (within New Zealand) Insurance is ‘one-off’ insurance cover for local transits, and is broad, market-leading and competitive. Under our Single Transit Insurance, cargo or livestock can be insured for loss or damage during any transit within New Zealand.

Benefits

• Policy can be issued for single journey.
• Insurance can be purchased as and when required, no annual premium to consider.

Goods in Transit insurance

Goods in Transit Insurance is an annual cover where premium is based on the value of goods in transit, at the insured’s risk, during the policy period. It is the simplest and most convenient way to cover the insured’s inland transit risks.

Benefits

• Choice of cover between "all risks" (exclusions apply) or loss or damage to goods (or death of livestock) and major nominated perils.
• Most convenient method to cover inland transits or exports to FOB point.
  

Goods in Transit (Own Vehicles) insurance

Our Goods in Transit (Own Vehicles) Insurance is a simple and inexpensive annual cover for major transit risks and theft of goods carried in any vehicle owned and/or operated by the insured and is not restricted to nominated vehicles.

It is particularly suited to small businesses and farmers with one or more vehicles used to collect or deliver goods or livestock.

Annual premium is calculated on the number of vehicles operated, type of goods/livestock carried and the nominated sum insured.

• Simple and easy to understand policy wording
• No need to declare total goods carried
• No need to nominate vehicles, any registered road vehicle or trailer owned or operated by the Insured is applicable.
  

Specified Items in Transit insurance

Specified items in transit is a simple and inexpensive annual cover for major transit risks and theft of specified goods regularly transported on any registered road vehicles or trailers.

This product is particularly suitable for tools of trade, mechanical and/or electronic equipment, musical instruments, computers or other equipment, eg racing cars or boats, suitable for tradesmen, professional people, small businesses, sporting groups, schools and associations.

Premium is based on the type of specified items carried and the nominated sum insured.

• Simple and easy to understand policy wording
• No need to declare number of trips made in the policy period
• No need to nominate vehicles, any registered road vehicle or trailer is applicable.
• Low cost alternative to other forms of insurance.
  

Ship repairers are responsible for vessels and equipment in their care custody and control. They are also responsible for third party liabilities arising in the course of their ship repair operations. The New Zealand ship repair industry is a diversified business segment which has led to more complex and, in some ways, more sophisticated insurance requirements.

What is ship repairers liability?

Ship Repairers Liability is affordable insurance to protect smaller or part-time ship repairers against potential liability for damage to vessels being worked upon, and for third party liabilities. Special tailored extended cover is available for larger yards or operators, eliminating the need for certain public liability insurances.

Benefits

• Wide scope of cover
• No discovery period
• No negligence trigger
• Easy to understand plain English wording.
• We also have the unique ability to review contracts that your client may enter into with their clients and offer guidance* in relation to the insurance and liability clauses. 
  

 *legal guidance is still recommended

Freight forwarders are potentially exposed to a wide variety of liabilities in respect to the services they provide. These include liabilities to third parties, loss of or damage to cargo, errors and omissions, removal of abandoned cargo, breach of authorities’ regulations and loss of or damage to owned or leased equipment.

We provide cover against these liabilities and more including the associated legal costs with six cover options available to provide the level of cover required.

*We also have the ability to review contracts that your client may enter into with their customers and offer guidance in relation to the insurance and liability clauses. 

*legal guidance is still recommended

Port operators occupy a unique position in the global logistics chain which exposes them to a wide variety of liability risks. As well as both marine and land based risks, they are also exposed to both international and domestic legal regimes. The service offered by Port operators is often a diverse combination of landlord and operational services which include marine traffic control, cargo handling and storage facilities, security services, emergency response services, environmental protection, channel maintenance, advisory services, residential and commercial development, and provision of public facilities.

Zurich has developed a package of insurance and risk management services which is designed to provide a comprehensive insurance solution for port operators liability exposures. We have a number of specialists experienced in port risk and insurance including risk engineers, maritime lawyers, specialist underwriters and average adjusters.

Our package of insurance and risk management services is designed to provide a comprehensive insurance solution for port operators. Cover includes protection from liabilities to third parties, as a landlord, for operational services (including pilotage, towage, maintenance of navigational aids, maintenance of advertised water depths etc), fines and penalties, pollution risks, errors and omissions, wreck removal and defence costs. Additional cover for port blockage, consultancy services, and tenant's liability can be arranged. This policy can easily be combined with our Cargo Handling Facility policy for those ports that offer terminal and stevedoring services.

Benefits

• Easy to understand plain English wording
• Industry recognised specialist port expertise
• Flexible and tailored package of insurance and risk management services.

Cargo handling risks are unique and involve consideration of domestic, international and maritime legal regimes. Zurich is able to provide insurance and risk solutions to our clients based on our long standing specialist expertise, acclaimed service standards and the security of the global Zurich Group.

Cargo handler's liability insurance is a package of insurance and risk management services designed to protect cargo handlers and marine terminal operators from their liability exposures. These include liability for damage to customer's ships, cargo, containers and equipment as well as other third party risks. They also include exposure to financial loss incurred by their customers arising from delay, misdirection of cargo or wrongful delivery of cargo.

Benefits

• Easy to understand plain English wording
• First class claims and advisory services
• Tailored package of cover and premium.

For more details, contact your Zurich underwriter.

Marina operators are exposed to both land and marine liabilities. They offer a broad range of marine services including berthing, mooring, storage, fuelling, ship repair and maintenance. They also offer a number of land based services which can include car parks, retail, residential and commercial facilities.

Zurich offers a comprehensive insurance solution to marina operators which can be tailored to suit individual circumstances.

What is Marina Operators Liability Insurance?

A specifically designed insurance package to cover the exposures arising from services offered by a marina operator. Cover can be tailored to suit individual operators and can include liability for vessels in care, custody and control, ship repair risks, fuel supply risks, pollution risks, security risks and general third party liability risks including tenant’s liability and car park liability.

Benefits

• Wide scope of cover
• No discovery period
• No negligence trigger
• Easy to understand plain English wording
• First class claims and advisory services
• Flexible and tailored cover.