These insurances include ship, airplane, money and
credit and … insurance.
Ship insurance:
Different insurance which can be provided to ship
owners:
1- Ship / vessels body and equipment insurance .
2- Liability insurance of vessels.
1- This type of insurance is provide as per the
clauses designed by London institute, which is completely standard and various
and each has a specific coverage.
1- Clause 280 (time) all risk:
The main risks include:
- Risks caused by storm and sea accidents
- Fire and blast
- Throwing the cargo for saving the ship and other
goods (jettison)
- Loss caused to the ship resulting from collision
with waterfront or port installations.
- Loss caused by fuelling, loading and uploading.
- Loss caused by shaft break or boilers bursting
- Losses caused by captains, crew or guide mistake
- Three fourth of the losses caused by collision can
be covered and compensated as well (in case that in the collision of the ship
with another ship , the insured ship will be of fault , in addition to the
damages occurred to the ship under insurance, three fourth of the damage and
loss caused to the other ship will also be compensated).
- Mass loss
- Rescuing expenses
2- Clause 248 (time) total loss + three fourth of
collision liability and mass loss and saving expenses:
This clause covers the total loss of vessels that
means that if a ship will drawn due to one of the covered risks or will be
ruined , it is compensable but partial loss is not covered by this clause.
3- Clause 289 (time) total loss + saving expenses
This clause also covers total loss or total ruin o the
vessel.
4- Clause 346 (time) total risk:
It is one of the most complete clauses that covers all
the losses including total and partial and is specific to fishing vessels.
5- Clause 281 (war risk):
This clause is related to risk of war which can be
provided in the form of extra risks.
B) Coverage of vessels liability
In addition to risks which threaten the body and
equipments of the vessels, the owner of these vessels due to their type of
activities are as well responsible for keeping the workers and their things and
the cargo safe. Now considering the fact that the above mentioned clauses
doesn’t cover the liabilities of the owners at all or very limited , hence for
preventing the owner from loss and damage some clubs famous to P & I have
been established which cover their liabilities.
Airplane insurance
Various types of air insurance related to passenger
and cargo airplanes , helicopters and different light and extra light flying
devices can be divided as per the following and the insured entities can
purchase all of them in the form of one insurance:
1- Compulsory insurances (legal):
Compulsory insurances for each airplane in Iran as per
ICAO includes:
A) Legal liability of airline companies toward crews
and passengers:
Based on this insurance, the insurer covers the legal
liability of the insured airline regarding any human and financial loss and
damage caused from accident occurred to passengers and crew while they are on
the plane and when they are coming out of it. It should be mentioned that at
the time of preparation of the insurance the agreement of 1929 Warsaw Convention and the Hague Protocol of 1955 and Islamic blood money should be considered
carefully. Also, the insured entity , in case of insurer agreement and also the
approval of ICAO, can obtain a cheaper insurance coverage for its flying
vehicles and extra light personal jets for passenger liability which only
covers the loss cause to the passengers which only compensated death or
permanent maim of the passengers which
is known as passenger accident insurance.
B) Airlines liability insurance toward third person:
If due to crash or collision of the airplane, third
persons (except the passengers) will be caused with loss , the insurer with
consideration of the insurance conditions and based on the verdict of the
relevant authorities should compensate the human and financial loss and damages
in the limit of the insurance.
2- Airplane body insurance
In this type of insurance, the insurer base on the
terms of the insurance agreement will compensate all the partial and total loss
and damages , repair the airplane or replace it.
Money insurance including money in fund and in flow:
Fund money insurance
Lack of existence of cash or financial documents which
can be turned into money including travelers check, bank checks, securities
which are the subject of this insurance, can be ruined by accidents such as
fire, lightening, blast, flood, earthquake, storm, theft, break in , collision
of the vehicle carrying the owner of these papers and therefore they can be
insured.
The applicants of these insurance can be all companies,
manufacturing factories, credit institutions, banks, chain supermarkets ,
travel agencies and … who are all facing the issue of cash flow and safe
keeping of them and therefore each of them can use this type of insurance.
Money (cash) in flow insurance
In this type of insurance, all the cash which can be
at risk of fire, blast, lightening or theft can be covered.
Credit insurance
Credit insurances, based on this plan covers all Bank
loans and receivables of those companies which sell their products in
instalments.
All the banks and credit institutions and companies
who do their sales in credit can use this type of insurance for assurance of
their receivables and their investments.