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Mayhem and Unanticipated Liability – How to avoid it

We see many examples of disruptive events in logistics, resulting from erroneous bookings, delivery failures, reckless or negligent behavior, failure to insure, inadequate insurance, contractual liability, fraudulent parties, cargo loss or damage, or complex personal injury litigation.   All such scenarios of "What Can Go Wrong” – may be constructively viewed as underscoring the need to integrate sound risk management tips and insurance expertise in the business process.   Withou

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A Freight Brokerage operations biggest financial exposure

Litigation filed against a freight brokerage operation probably represents their biggest financial exposures because:

  • The litigation environment has heated up where plaintiffs are regularly naming freight brokers, shippers and consignee in litigation when bodily injury arises or fatalities. CH

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Why A Shipper should consider moving freight through operation that has freight brokerage authority in place

Why A Shipper should consider moving freight through operation that has freight brokerage authority in place versus directly contracting a motor carrier:

 
  • Reduced exposures for shippers for allegations of negligent hire.
Background

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Trailer Equipment Provided in Support of a Freight Brokerage Business Model

Trailer Equipment Provided in Support of a Freight Brokerage Business Model. Overview: We have noticed a trend where several freight brokerage clients in support of their shippers are considering “leasing” trailers and planning to have these provided for pre-loading there after making arrangement

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How a Cargo Insurance Broker Can Help You

Cargo Insurance Broker can be very helpful 

If you are in the trucking or marine shipping industry, there is a good chance that you are carrying very valuable cargo on

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Cargo Risk Management In International Freight Forwarding

Lost orders, replacement costs, delayed orders, damaged reputation, and other overhead costs, are some of the challenges that both shippers and importers face in the international freight forwarders' business. An analysis of the risks that exist beforehand, which is often challenging when using different transportation modes, is paramount in th

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The Benefits of Contingent Cargo Insurance for Freight Brokers

Contingent Cargo Insurance

The shipping industry is an extremely important and valuable industry, millions of dollars of products are shipped daily.  To ensure that all of these shipments are properly covered, having cargo insurance is extremely important. One unique type of cargo insurance to consider carrying is contingent cargo insurance for freight brokers. What Does Contingent Cargo Insurance Cover? Contingent cargo broad insurance is a unique type of cargo insurance that i

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When Is Excess Cargo Insurance (And More) the Right Business Decision?

When Is Excess Cargo Insurance (And More) the Right Business Decision? Hauling chemicals and hazardous materials adds an extra layer of danger to an already risky industry, and that can make finding coverage hard to find. But your business needs the right truck insurance so it can compete for profitable contracts, keep employees safe, and

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Carmack Amendment on the Liability of Carriers Who Provide Warehousing Services

Carmack Amendment on the Liability of Carriers Who Provide Warehousing Services

The Carmack Amendment establishes the liability of a carrier for damages or loss of goo

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3 Tips for Reducing Transportation Risk When Choosing a Freight Broker

FREIGHT BROKER TIPS

Your risk increases substantially as you add-on carriers. Transportation risk can vary from something mild like a slight logistic setback to a costly financial mistake. As a result, it is important to reduce transportation risk as much as possible by following strategic freight brokering tips in this industry. One

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