Ocean Marine

Who We Serve

The Hartford’s Ocean Marine team serves businesses of all sizes – small, midsize and large – that need specialized ocean marine coverage as part of their risk management program.

Our Solutions

Covering marine liability exposures of multinational corporations, as well as small to medium size marine operators.
 

Appetite

  • Marine Terminal Operators
  • Stevedores
  • Wharfingers
  • Charterers
  • Shiprepairers
  • Marine Transportation Operators
  • Marine Construction Companies
  • Great Lakes Business
  • Shipowners Liabilities
  • Maritime Employers Liabilities
  • Excess Protection and Indemnity
  • Excess Vessel Pollution
  • Excess Marine Liabilities
  • Bumbershoots

Key Features

  • Comprehensive Marine General Liability coverage, including products and completed operations as well as an array of endorsements which can be added for the insured’s operations.
  • All Marine Liabilities noted above can be written on a standalone basis or in combination with our Marine General Liability product.
  • To better serve our brokers and insureds, we can combine our Primary/Excess Marine Liabilities, Brown Water Hull/P&I, and Contractors Equipment coverage into a package solution in order to streamline purchasing.

Capacity

$50 Million
The Hartford offers a wide range of insurance products for commercial craft traveling on inland and/or intercoastal waters (“brownwater”).
 

Appetite

  • Tugs and Barges
  • Harbor, Pilot, Police and Fire Boats
  • Tour Boats, Dinner Cruises
  • Ferries
  • Research and Oceanographic Vessels
  • Tenders and Supply Vessels
  • Inter-Island Cargo Vessels
  • Public Entities
  • Pacific Northwest Fishing Vessels

Key Features

The policy insures vessels for losses or damages resulting from:
 
  • Perils of the sea, such as heavy weather stranding or collision
  • Fire
  • Lightning
  • Explosions
  • Collision
  • Accidents in loading or discharging cargo
  • Moving on or off dry docks and marine railways
  • Negligence on the part of the captain and/or crew and repairers

Capacity

$10 Million
The Hartford is a leader in providing comprehensive insurance for a full range of operators in the global transport and logistics sector.
 

Appetite

  • Port Authorities
  • Terminal Operators
  • Stevedores
  • Multimodal Transport Operators
  • Freight Forwarders
  • Road Haulers
  • Ship’s Agents

Key Features

  • Care of Cargo
  • Handling Equipment
  • Third-Party Liability
  • Professional Indemnity
  • Liabilities to Authorities

Capacity

$25 million
We offer all-risk coverage for manufacturing, importing, exporting clients and freight forwarders with coverage enhancements that include domestic and international inland transit, warehouse storage and exhibition coverage.
 

Appetite

Importers, Exporters, Manufacturers and Distributors of:
 
  • Chemicals
  • Energy and Utilities
  • Life Sciences
  • Mining Equipment and Machinery
  • Construction Materials
  • Food and Beverage
  • Electronics
  • Machinery
  • Plastics and Resins
  • General Merchandise

Products

"All Risk” Marine Policy with optional extensions for:
 
  • Stock Throughput
  • Domestic and Foreign Inland Transit
  • Warehouse
  • Processing
  • Exhibition Samples
  • Voyage Frustration
  • Incidental Retail
Freight Forwarders:
 
  • Shipper’s Interest Coverage
  • Freight Forwarder’s Liability Coverages:
  • Errors & Omissions
    • Cargo Legal Liability
    • Warehousemen’s Legal Liability
    • Bailee Coverage

Key Features

  • Online-based insurance certificate issuance program that's customized and tailored to our client’s policy.
  • A streamlined Declarations Page style policy that allows for easy reference to all key policy details.
  • Worldwide master policies, including locally admitted coverage as required.

Capacity 

$50 million
Arranging the transport of cargo comes with a unique set of liability risks. Our US and international teams offer logistics coverage to cover even your most complex exposures.
 

Why Choose The Hartford

  • The Hartford has vast experience in all marine liability fields and maintains an impressive array of long-term customer relationships.
  • As a market leader, our experienced staff has full underwriting authority to respond to your clients’ insurance requirements.
  • Our underwriting and in-house claims teams are able to provide expedient customer service and respond to your clients’ unique needs.
  • Our Global Insights Center provides macroeconomic, industry and geopolitical research, to our broker partners and their clients, to help them maximize global opportunities.

Who to Contact

Contact your local Ocean Marine underwriter.