Insurance Solutions for Australian Businesses
Marine, Transport & Logistics Insurance
Whether you're moving goods across oceans, transporting freight by road or air, or managing the logistics behind the scenes, we offer comprehensive insurance solutions tailored to your operations.
At Bruce Chiene Insurance Brokers we understand that marine insurance often extends far beyond the sea. That’s why we can work with you to arrange policies which are designed to cover the full supply chain-including land, air, and warehouse risks-as well as the legal and operational exposures faced by transport and logistics providers.
Explore the seven key insurance categories below-each with sub-classes crafted to address specific stages, assets, and risks in your transit and logistics operations.
Cargo Insurance
Protects goods in transit-whether by sea, air, road or rail-against loss, damage, or theft.
Sub-classes include:
- Annual Marine Cargo - for businesses with regular freight movements
- Single Transit Cover - for one-off shipments
- Stock Throughput Policies (STP) - combines storage and transit cover
- Project Cargo - for large, high-value or complex shipments
- Temperature-Controlled Cargo - covers perishables against spoilage
Carriers Legal Liability
Designed for transport companies physically carrying goods (by road, rail, or sea), where you’re responsible for cargo in your possession under a contract of carriage. Covers legal liability for loss or damage to goods being transported.
Sub-classes include:
- Carriers Legal Liability (Standard) - for damage or loss while transporting under consignment notes or standard T&Cs
- Goodwill Cover - gives you the option to pay claims you’re not legally liable for, helping maintain key commercial relationships when something goes wrong
Hull & Machinery Insurance
Covers physical loss or damage to vessels and their operational machinery.
Sub-classes include:
- Commercial Vessel Hull
- Fishing Vessels & Charter Boats
- Pleasure Craft & Yachts
- Dredges, Barges & Tugs
- Machinery Breakdown Extensions
Commercial Vessel Insurance
For vessel owners and operators conducting commercial activities in Australian waters.
Sub-classes include:
- Tour & Charter Vessel Insurance
- Fishing Industry Cover
- Water Taxi & Ferry Operations
- Diving & Snorkelling Vessel Cover
- Aquaculture Vessel Insurance
Specialty Marine Classes
Customised policies for unique risks that don't fit standard marine programmes.
Sub-classes include:
- Fine Art & High-Value Cargo in Transit
- Livestock Marine Transit
- Exhibition & Event Transit Insurance
- War & Strikes Extensions
- Subsea Equipment & ROVs
Logistics & Carriers Liability Insurance
Essential cover for transport and logistics professionals-whether you're coordinating freight movements, storing goods, or physically carrying them. This section is split into two key types of liability insurance:
Transport & Logistics Operators Liability
This insurance protects your business against a wide range of third-party liabilities arising from your operations as a freight forwarder, customs broker, warehouse operator, or third-party logistics (3PL) provider. It covers:
- Legal liability for loss or damage to goods while under your care, custody or control (excluding goods you physically transport under contract, which is covered under Carriers Legal Liability).
- Bodily injury and property damage claims resulting from your business operations, such as accidents occurring on your premises or during handling and storage.
- Financial loss claims caused by errors, omissions, or delays in the services you provide-such as misrouting freight, incorrect documentation, or customs clearance mistakes.
- Errors & omissions protection, including coverage for negligent acts, mistakes, or oversights that may lead to financial loss for your clients.
- Warehouseman’s Legal Liability, specifically designed to cover goods while stored in your facility.
- Combined Transport Liability, covering businesses offering integrated solutions including freight forwarding, warehousing, and distribution, to protect the full chain of responsibility.
This policy is vital for businesses acting as intermediaries or service providers in the supply chain, where you may not physically carry goods but have responsibility for their safe, timely and compliant handling.
Sub-classes include:
- Freight Forwarders Liability
- Customs Brokers Errors & Omissions
- Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Liability
- Warehouseman’s Legal Liability
- Combined Transport Liability
Emerging Risks
Coverage for modern and evolving risks in the maritime and logistics sectors.
Sub-classes include:
- Builders’ Risk / Shipbuilding Insurance - construction, sea trials, and delivery
- Port & Terminal Operators Insurance - infrastructure, assets, and business interruption
- Marine Professional Indemnity - for marine surveyors, consultants, and service providers
- Yacht & Superyacht Insurance - global cruising, chartering, and private ownership
- Pollution & Environmental Liability - covers clean-up costs, fines, and third-party impacts
- Marine Cyber Insurance - protects against cyberattacks, system downtime, and data breaches
Marine Liability Insurance
Protection for liabilities to third parties for injury, property damage, or environmental harm arising from maritime operations.
Sub-classes include:
- Protection & Indemnity (P&I)
- Ship Repairers Liability
- Marina Operators Liability
- Charterers Liability
- Stevedores Liability
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