Marine & Cargo Insurance
What we offer
All of our products are backed by NTI's award winning claims solution and an extensive network of international partners so, if the worst happens, you can have peace of mind that you will be supported by our local expertise with global reach. And, because no two marine claims are the same, we support our customers with Australasia’s largest specialist marine claims team.
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Cargo Protect: Marine Cargo Insurance
Single and annual trip cover for cargo owners: both buyers and sellers.
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Carriers Protect: Commercial Carriers Insurance
Specialist carriers cover for Australian road transport operators.
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Hull Protect: Marine Hull Insurance
Cover for commercial vessels engaged in harbour, inland and coastal operations.
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Marine Liability Protect: Marine Liability Insurance
Specialist liability cover for marine businesses that aren't moving cargo - marine trades, ship repairers, marina owners and operators and more.
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Inland Transit Insurance
Covers goods accidentally lost or damaged during a single transit within Australia. Road, rail, boat and air.
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Livestock Inland Single Transit Insurance
Developed in partnership with RMA Insurance Brokers and backed by NTI, Australia's largest transport and logistics specialist.
Who we insure
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Cargo owners
If you need it moved, you need to know it's safe from when it leaves you to the moment it arrives at its destination.
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Carriers
If your business is moving cargo, protect it with specialist insurance.
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Marine Liability
coverage for the businesses that support cargo movement - repairers, trades marinas and more.
Quality & service across our cover options
Marine expertise through our people
We have a team of local marine underwriting specialists located across the country. This is essential due to the highly customisable nature of marine insurance. A single marine claims specialist takes care of the entire claim process meaning that you speak to the same person every time. We’re proud to have the largest marine claims team in Australasia, which includes specialists across cargo, hull and marine liability as well as specialists in niche cargo industries, such as foods and project cargo claims.
Marine Claims Experience
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Local Specialists with Global Reach
No two marine claims are the same. That’s why we have a global network and the largest team of marine claims specialists in Australasia. This ensures that we’re responsive and available to our customers at all times.
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Network of Partners
We have a global network of partners, which means that when something goes wrong, NTI can help no matter where the customer or cargo is in the world. While our national marine claims team give you direct access to claims decision-makers.
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Award Winning
NTI customers have access to our award-winning NTI Accident Assist service which handles incident scene clean-up, the forwarding of cargo, message relay and more. All of this is done with a focus on protecting your brand and reputation.
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Livestock Assist
Livestock carriers and owners can access Livestock Assist, a national network of livestock specialists designed in consultation with national livestock associations.
Personal Service: It’s in Our DNA
As an NTI marine insurance customer, when there’s a claim to be made, you’ll receive service from a single consultant who will personally handle it.
Having one point of contact for your marine insurance makes the process more time efficient for you because we get a better, deeper understanding of how we can help you recover your situation. You also don’t have to keep explaining yourself to different operators.
Excellence in claims is part of the DNA of NTI and we believe it’s another way that we demonstrate the NTI difference.
We’re Industry Leaders
The 268m cargo vessel YM Efficiency was on its way to Port Botany from Taiwan when gale force weather conditions worsened.
At 12:30am, the vessel was 16 nautical miles off the coast of Newcastle when it experienced a period of quick, heavy tolling that lasted between 60 and 90 seconds. During this time, the ship lost 81 containers and a further 62 were damaged. Obviously, a large number of insurance provider were involved as many businesses were affected. Multiple insurers with multiple assessors would have meant serious time delays and doubling of effort.
Due to our standing in the market and our large team of claims specialists, Marine Protect was appointed as the lead insurance provider to handle the assessment and management of the incident – a true acknowledgement of our position as Australia’s leading marine insurance provider."
How to get insured
NTI Marine Insurance is offered through brokers, who will assist you in understanding the coverage details and help you decide if it's the right fit for your business.