The Role of Marine Insurance Companies in Modern Shipping Industries
As globalization proceeds rapidly in the contemporary centuries, the shipping industry emerges as the significant transportation industry assisting in conveying commodities across the seas. The significance of the international turnover increases constantly to the same extent as the maritime transportation becomes more dangerous and vulnerable. Marine insurance service companies help manage and bear these risks to provide secure business for the stakeholders of the shipping industries. Protection and Indemnity Insurance: Risk mitigation measures that would help to shield members from liability charges are as follows; Protection and indemnity insurance or P&I insurance is one of the most important services marine insurance companies offer. This kind of insurance provides for almost all liabilities one is likely to encounter as a shipowner or ship operator such as, bodily injury, pollution, collision and/or damage to cargo. P&I insurance has its characteristics that i...