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Marine Insurance

Marine insurance for goods in transit: inland transit and international cargo covers, the Institute Cargo Clauses, general average, and the documents and steps a marine claim needs.

5 lessonsFact-checked 8 October 2026
  1. 01Inland Marine InsuranceHow goods moving within India are insured: the three Inland Transit clauses, when cover starts and ends, specific and open policies, how goods are valued, and the standard exclusions for poor packing and delay.
  2. 02Marine Cargo InsuranceHow goods in international transit are insured: what marine cargo insurance covers, how the Incoterm decides who arranges it, the 110% of CIF convention, certificates of insurance, and the principles of proximate cause and subrogation.
  3. 03Institute Cargo Clauses (ICC) — Detailed AnalysisA closer look at the Institute Cargo Clauses: how (A), (B) and (C) differ, what all three exclude, who has to prove what, the separate war and strikes clauses, and the minimum cover Incoterms 2020 requires.
  4. 04General AverageGeneral average explained: what makes a sacrifice a general average act, how the loss is shared between ship and cargo, the bond, deposit and guarantee needed to release cargo, and how cargo insurance responds.
  5. 05Marine Insurance Claims DocumentationWhat a transit or cargo claim needs: the documents, the survey, the written claim on the carrier that keeps recovery rights alive, IRDAI's time limits for retail claims, and where a disputed claim can be taken.

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