Ocean Marine

Marine General Liability

Comprehensive general liability insurance for ocean marine risks.

Insurance Type
Admitted
Distribution
Retail & Wholesale
Availability
Nationwide availability
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If you're interested in liability and property insurance for your business, ask your insurance agent or broker for a quote from RLI.

Target business types

  • Commercial shipyards
  • Boatyards
  • Boat builders
  • Ship repairers/subcontracting trades
  • Dry bulk terminal operations
  • Fleeting operations
  • Wharfinger’s and landing dock operators
  • Tankerman
  • Marine construction
  • Marine-related manufacturing operations
  • Marine product sales operations
  • Ship chandlery
  • And more
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COVERAGE

Tailored & comprehensive insurance coverage

Liability Coverage

Marine general liability, including: 

  • Ship repairers’ legal liability
  • Watercraft repairers’ liability
  • Marina operators’ legal liability
  • Terminal operators’ liability
  • Stevedores’ legal liability
  • Wharfingers’ legal liability
  • Tankerman’s liability
  • Landing owners’ legal liability
  • Marine contractors’ liability
  • Marine services liability

Monoline legal liability, include:

  • Ship repairers’ legal liability
  • Terminal operators’ liability
  • Stevedores’ legal liability
  • Wharfingers’ legal liability
  • Landing owner’s Legal liability

 

Portfolio Coverage Options

RLI Marine can help you package other related or anciliary products under one policy. Benefits include one-stop shopping and more flexibility with minimum premiums. Consideration can be given for the following products:

Hull & P&I

  • Workboats, barges, etc.
  • Crew coverages (as part of the P&I policy)
  • Maritime Employer’s Liability (MEL) for non-owned watercraft exposures

Property

  • Property and business personal property
  • Business interruption and extra expense
  • Electronic data processing

Commercial Auto

Contractor’s Equipment and Tools

Anciliary Coverages

  • Limited pollution liability
  • Hired and non-owned auto liability
  • Employee benefits liability
  • Stop gap liability

Additional benefits

  • Experienced underwriting: Our underwriters are among the most experienced in the industry, which allows us to tailor coverage to your specific needs.
  • Commitment to loss control: RLI Marine claims experts are committed to helping you reduce loss costs with proven risk control methods.
  • Financial strength: RLI is rated “A+” (Superior) by A.M. Best and “A” (Strong) by Standard & Poor’s.

RLI Marine is a proud subscriber to the Water Quality Insurance Syndicate (WQIS), the largest underwriter of pollution liability insurance for marine vessels in the United States.

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