Webinar: Marine Cargo & Goods in Transit

Thursday, 15 January 2026
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (UK time)
    • David Hole, delivering for Nick Thomas & Associates, Nick Thomas & Associates

Marine Cargo and Goods in Transit Insurance

This webinar is designed for insurance brokers or underwriters who are new to marine cargo insurance or those requiring a refresher in the subject. It considers the fundamentals of why the cover is required, who arranges it, and the scope of cover provided.

Objectives

• Demonstrate an understanding of marine and overland transit risks
• Appreciate the effect of legislation, contractual limitations, and conventions
• Understand the cover provided by and the differences between the Institute Cargo clauses
• Demonstrate an understanding of the International Commercial Terms of Trade (INCO)
• Appreciate the implications of general average

Content & Learning

• Why Marine Cargo Insurance is necessary
• Explaining limitations of liability for hauliers and when differing methods of conveyance are used
• Overview of INCO terms of trade
• Institute Cargo clauses and the cover provided by each
• Explanation of various maritime terms referred to within marine cargo policies

David Hole ACII - Biography

David is an experienced insurance professional with a career spanning 39 years; he has enjoyed wide exposure in the London Insurance Market and elsewhere resulting from his industry-specific training activity.


David is a part-time complaint manager for a Lloyd’s coverholder, as well as a subject matter expert for the Chartered Insurance Institute, authoring and updating modules for the CII computer-based training programme, Broker Assess. His experience includes Head of Claims at Plum Underwriting Ltd, where he was responsible for managing the relationship between insurers and claims third party administrators, handling larger claims received via technical referral processes.


David has been delivering technical insurance training for over 20 years, to a variety of different industry customers in the UK and abroad and provides examination support for clients undertaking CII studies to achieve industry recognised designations. He provides training on many general insurance classes up to at least intermediate level to include motor trade insurance, cyber, marine cargo, commercial property, business interruption, liabilities, construction, engineering, and trade credit. He also delivers more generic underwriting and claims training.

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CII Accredited

This demonstrates the quality of an event and that it meets CII member CPD scheme requirements.

1 hour's CPD can be claimed for this event if relevant to your learning and development needs.

It is recommended that you keep any evidence of the CPD activity you have completed and upload copies to the recording tool as the CII may ask to see this if your record is selected for review. Details of the scheme can be viewed online at www.cii.co.uk/cpd.