Marine Insurance

A lot can happen when you’re transporting goods or operating a luxury yacht – but we have you covered. Chubb marine insurance meets the challenges of your shipping and logistics business and protects private yachts and valuables in transit. Our experienced team handles cover for cargo ships, and freight and passenger vessels against accidents and criminal acts.

Products & Services

Chubb products that meet all your marine insurance needs
Marine Cargo Insurance

If your company is responsible for goods in transit, this cover protects you from a wide variety of losses and damage, as well as business interruption if goods are delayed.

Hull and Associated Risks

This policy protects most vessels – from tankers and cruise ships to yachts and tugboats. You’re covered for vessel loss, and damage to hull and machinery.

Marine Liability

You benefit from third-party liability cover for loss of life, injury and damage. A wide variety of businesses are covered, including shipowners, ports, shipyards and marinas. 

Yacht Insurance

Comprehensive cover that protects your luxury pleasure craft from the risks of physical loss and damage, as well as personal possessions, and against uninsured boaters.

Fine Art and Specie

Cover for companies or private individuals and their valuable, unique or difficult to replace objects such as art, collectibles, cash, diamonds, precious metals, valuable documents, stamp and coins. 

Risk Scenario

Chubb marine insurance keeps companies like yours protected

FAQs

Marine insurance covers all aspects of business needs at sea, including shipping, logistics and cruise ships. With over 200 years of experience in marine insurance, Chubb has the expertise to provide you with solutions to secure your business. We work with inland marine and ocean marine, including shipping manufacturers and builders, and vessel owners.

There are many risks, hazards and liabilities with marine transportation, which we can safeguard your business against. They include damaged goods, encounters with pirates, fires and vessels sinking. Chubb’s marine insurance allows you to tailor your cover to the specific risks or challenges your company may face, at sea and on land.

Achieving excellence in Marine claims management

Marine claims are often highly complex, involving intricate policy interpretation, high-value recoveries, fraud prevention, and the navigation of international logistics. These complexities can lead to significant challenges for clients, such as understanding coverage, managing marine casualties such as General Average and Salvage claims, and ensuring the swift recovery of valuable cargo. Effective claims handling is therefore critical, as it minimises disruption and financial loss, ensures only legitimate claims are paid, and provides reassurance through expert guidance and proactive problem-solving.

 

At Chubb, our specialised teams in London and Glasgow ensure that each claim is quickly allocated to the right handler based on its value and complexity, with key accounts benefiting from dedicated service. Our market-leading expertise is recognized for early issue identification, operational efficiency, and a focus on accessibility and rapid turnaround—qualities highly valued by clients and brokers. We maintain strong relationships with underwriters, loss adjusters, and law enforcement, and conduct routine fraud checks to protect our clients’ interests.

Chubb stands out by offering a unique internal recovery service, competitive TPA rates, and a standardised Fast Track process for rapid claims resolution across Europe. Clients benefit from long-term relationships, regular communication, and tailored advice, while our international support and risk management services help address emerging risks and logistical challenges, ensuring comprehensive support throughout the claims process

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