Insuring Perishable Cargo by Air

Insuring Perishable Cargo By Alan Jervis B.A. Hons., F.C.I.I., M.A.E., Chartered Insurers Member of the Academy of Experts   Established and reputable airlines have sophisticated processes and facilities in place for handling the safe transportation and storage...

Jones Act: 100 Years of Protecting Seamen

Jones Act: 100 Years of Protecting U.S. Seamen By Alan Jervis B.A. Hons., F.C.I.I., M.A.E., Chartered InsurerMarine, Energy and Liability Insurance ExpertMember of the Academy of Experts The U.S. Congress adopted the Merchant Marine Act in early June 1920. Named for...

Historical Development of Incoterms

By Alan Jervis B.A. Hons., F.C.I.I., M.AE., Chartered Insurer Member of the Academy of Experts Marine, Energy and Liability Insurance Expert   A Universal Language of Trade and Commerce There are 7,117 languages spoken in the world today. Yet, thanks to developments...

3 Key Environmental Liability Policies

There are three key environmental liability policies in corporate and land transactions – indemnity policies, site pollution legal liability policies and contractor pollution liability policies. Indemnity policies Used principally for high risk desktop reports...