Marine claims: from first notice to settlement and recovery
Follow a marine insurance claim through notification, evidence, cover and liability enquiries, adjustment, payment and recovery, with a worked hull example.
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THE SUBJECT COLLECTION
Marine claims.
A casualty starts several enquiries at once: what happened, what is insured, who may be responsible and how much has been lost. Start with the claims process and cargo evidence, then examine how general average and salvage create separate obligations around the same incident.
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Cargo claims: evidence, surveys and the documents that matter
Build a cargo claim file that explains condition, cause, insured interest and loss, with a worked damage schedule and practical distinctions about recovery.
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General average: why undamaged cargo can share a casualty cost
Understand general average, bonds and guarantees, contributory values and insurance through a worked example showing why undamaged cargo can still contribute.
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Marine salvage: rewards, Lloyd’s Open Form and SCOPIC explained
Follow a marine salvage operation from danger to reward, with practical examples explaining LOF, SCOPIC, security and the link to hull, cargo and P&I insurance.
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SEE THE CONNECTIONS
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Hull, cargo, P&I and loss of hire, plus the reinsurance arrangements behind an insurer’s risk.
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