Cargo insurance: cover, values and goods in transit
Understand whose interest cargo insurance protects, how transit and valuation work, and why a goods claim is different from a claim against the carrier.
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THE SUBJECT COLLECTION
Cargo insurance.
A cargo policy follows an insured interest through an agreed journey. Learn how the cover attaches, where it ends and what the Institute Cargo Clauses protect, with examples that separate damage to goods from a carrier’s liability.
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