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Ocean Cargo - Risky Busine$$
Aaron HowesVice President – Risk Management and Insurance
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Agenda
• Who is Expeditors Cargo Insurance Brokers (ECIB)
• Trends in the Industry
• Cargo Values
• Why Steamship lines don’t want high value pharma
• Questions
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Expeditors Cargo Insurance Brokers (ECIB)
• Wholly owned subsidiary of Expeditors International of Washington Inc.
• Full Service Cargo Insurance Broker
• Specialists in Cargo claims management
• Loss control and risk assessment analysis
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Trend - Issue
• Shippers / Manufactures trying to reduce freight costs
• Converting Air freight to Ocean Freight
• Shipments often become larger (consolidated)
• Temperature controlled – reefer
• Longer transit times
• Steamship lines become less willing to move high value
• Logistics / Risk Management look for a solution
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Crux of the Problem
• 40 Ft Furniture
• 40 Ft Xbox 360
• 40 Ft Reefer - Pharma
• @ 25K - $40K
• @ $1.2M
• @ 10M - $50M
Risk versus Reward
- total loss on reefer- Sensitive equipment
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Other issues
• You have insurance• $40M loss – yes you will get paid• Insurance company not happy – want their money back• Get it from the SSL (subrogation) or from you increase
premiums
• $40M loss – what does that do to your production ? Customers ?
• BIG PICTURE - more than just saving freight costs
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Questions?
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