Whether you're shipping vehicles, spare parts, or equipment, a seamless supply chain is critical. With our in-house risk engineering and advisory services.

CARGO & LOGISTICS

Automotive Cargo Insurance

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Resilient supply chains

Whether you're shipping vehicles, spare parts, or equipment, a seamless supply chain is critical. With our in-house risk engineering and advisory services, we create innovative solutions for OEMs to help navigate complex risks including nonstandard industry coverages like product recall, political risk, war and more.

Our experts develop insurance strategies to protect your assets amid supply chain complexities. We tailor solutions to address the automotive industry's unique challenges as vehicle technology evolves. Our offering extends to enhanced risk control products, transportation advice, analytical expertise and coverage for trade disruption, political risks, and terrorism to mitigate unforeseen events. Leveraging Lockton's expertise, we provide Parametric and Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) solutions to manage natural catastrophe (Nat Cat) risks in your supply chain. With our deep knowledge and global network, we ensure you have the support and protection needed to maintain business continuity.

Typical industry coverage

  • Cargo cover for any international or domestic transits

  • Enhanced storage cover for static inventory including dealership(s)

  • Enhanced, flexible valuation

  • Centralised repository for insurance certificate issuance through our LockCert application

  • Trade and voyage disruption, and extra expense coverage both for storage and transit

  • Terrorism risk cover for static inventory

The total number of cars shipped annually is around 70-80 million units inc. both passenger and commercial vehicles.

Roadmap to risk management

We have over 100 years of combined experience, so whether you're a fleet owner, dealership, or manufacturer, our expertise in automotive logistics can help you manage risks and uncertainties. Whether you're shipping fleets of vehicles, spare parts, or equipment, protecting your automotive cargo from damage, theft, and other risks is crucial to the success of your business. Our experts design solutions to provide peace of mind and financial security for your automotive operations.

Automotive Cargo Contacts

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Michael Marcou

Senior Vice President - Marine Cargo - HiTech & Automotive | London
michael.marcou@lockton.com
+44 207 933 1658

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David Ripton

Head of Cargo & Logistics | London
david.ripton@lockton.com
+44 776 075 0710

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Co-ordinated cargo expertise you can trust, worldwide.

Navigating the ever-changing landscape of cargo operations requires more than just knowledge; it requires finesse. That's why we create co-ordinated and bespoke programmes that ensure every pound spent on premiums translates into maximum coverage, giving you peace of mind. We're not just about securing the best insurance partners; we're about crafting a holistic risk strategy. Cutting through the jargon to help you anticipate loss, prevent it and recover swiftly when the unexpected happens. By working together with the specialist teams across Lockton, we deliver solutions tailored precisely to your needs.

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