marine insurance law

  • 1marine insurance — ma·rine insurance /mə rēn / n: insurance against loss by damage to or destruction of cargo or the means or instruments of its transportation whether on land, sea, or air see also inland marine insurance, ocean marine insurance Merriam Webster’s… …

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  • 2Marine insurance — Admiralty law History …

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  • 3Marine insurance — Marine Ma*rine , a. [L. marinus, fr. mare the sea: cf. F. marin. See {Mere} a pool.] 1. Of or pertaining to the sea; having to do with the ocean, or with navigation or naval affairs; nautical; as, marine productions or bodies; marine shells; a… …

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  • 4Marine Insurance Act 1906 — The Marine Insurance Act 1906 is a UK Act of Parliament regulating marine insurance. The Act was drafted by Sir Mackenzie Dalzell Chalmers, who had earlier drafted the Sale of Goods Act 1893. The Marine Insurance Act 1906 is of huge significance …

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  • 5inland marine insurance — in·land marine insurance n: insurance against loss of or damage to property transported in domestic commerce, instrumentalities of transport and communication, and personal property compare marine insurance, ocean marine insurance Merriam… …

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  • 6ocean marine insurance — ocean ma·rine insurance n: insurance against risks incident to transportation by sea compare inland marine insurance, marine insurance Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 7insurance — in·sur·ance /in shu̇r əns, in ˌshu̇r / n 1: the action, process, or means of insuring or the state of being insured usu. against loss or damage by a contingent event (as death, fire, accident, or sickness) 2 a: the business of insuring persons or …

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  • 8insurance certificate — n 1: a certificate issued by an insurer to a shipper as evidence that a shipment of merchandise is covered under a marine insurance policy 2: a certificate issued in place of an insurance policy by an insurer to one insured as evidence of… …

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  • 9Model Marine Insurance Act of 1922 — It regulated Marine insurance in the District of Columbia and was intended as a model for the states to follow – it was passed on the initiative of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries as being one of a series of steps necessary… …

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  • 10Marine law — Marine Ma*rine , a. [L. marinus, fr. mare the sea: cf. F. marin. See {Mere} a pool.] 1. Of or pertaining to the sea; having to do with the ocean, or with navigation or naval affairs; nautical; as, marine productions or bodies; marine shells; a… …

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