
Goods in Transit and Marine Claim
Please complete this claim form for when goods you are transporting are damaged either:
- out on the road using your own vehicles, or
- during transportation using a subsidiary but you are arranging the insurance, or
- when temporarily stored in your warehouse for onward transportation
Insurers will also need:
- Copy of invoice for the transportation between you and your customer
- Claused delivery note signed at delivery point stating damage or missing items
- All correspondence between yourselves and your customer
- Engineers report confirming beyond repair or repair estimate
- If beyond repair copies of invoices between your customer and their customer to support the price of the item damaged
- Packing lists
- Bill of lading / airways bill / consignment note/ freight invoice (marine claims)
- Copy of certificate of insurance issued showing cover & sum insured (marine claims)
- Copy letter to subcontractor / consignee / freight forwarder holding them liable for damage. This must be written within 7 days of the loss to comply with marine cargo clauses.
- Failure to do this will prejudice and potential recoveries
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