MOC Policy Wording
MOC Policy Wording
161086-D
No. 638, Level 6, Block B1, Leisure Commerce Square, No. 9, Jalan PJS 8/9, 46150 Petaling Jaya,
Postal Address P.O. Box 10637, 50720 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA.
Phone: 03-7861 8400 Fax: 03-7873 7430
www.qbe.com.my email: [email protected]
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QBE INSURANCE (MALAYSIA) BERHAD welcomes you as a Policyholder and we take this
opportunity to recommend that you thoroughly examine this Document which sets out the limitations
and benefits of the insurance. Please store it in a safe place.
Should you have any query, please contact your Registered Agent/Broker or our QBE office,
especially if the insurance is not completely in accordance with your intentions.
“WE WOULD REMIND YOU THAT YOU MUST DISCLOSE TO US, FULLY AND FAITHFULLY,
THE FACTS YOU KNOW OR OUGHT TO KNOW, OTHERWISE YOU MAY NOT RECEIVE ANY
BENEFIT FROM YOUR POLICY.”
MOCMOC000-Q-0513
QBE Marine Cargo Insurance – Marine Open Cover
POLICY
We, QBE Insurance (Malaysia) Berhad (hereinafter referred to as “Underwriters”), hereby agree, in
consideration of the payment to us by or on behalf of the Insured of the premium specified in the
Schedule, to insure against loss damage liability or expense in the manner hereinafter provided, by
the terms of insurance and clauses shown and referred to below and overleaf.
NOW THIS POLICY WITNESSETH that we, the Underwriters take upon ourselves the burden of this
Insurance and promise and bind ourselves to the Insured, their Executors, Administrators and
Assigns for the true performance and fulfillment of the contract contained in this Policy in
consideration of the person or persons effecting this Policy promising to pay a premium at and after
the Rate to be agreed.
CONTENTS
Preamble ..................................................................................................................................................... 1
1. Coverage........................................................................................................................................... 1
B. CONDITIONS ..............................................................................................................................................3
1. Event of Loss ....................................................................................................................................3
2. Requirement for Survey ....................................................................................................................4
3. Notification of Claims ........................................................................................................................4
4. Stamp Duty Clause ...........................................................................................................................4
5. Duty Clause ......................................................................................................................................4
6. Avoidance of Delay ...........................................................................................................................4
7. Law and Practice ..............................................................................................................................4
A. THE COVER
Preamble
We, QBE Insurance (Malaysia) Berhad (hereinafter referred to as “the Company”), hereby agree, in consideration of having paid
or agreement to pay the pay to the Company, by or on behalf of the Assured, the premium specified in the Schedule, to insure
against loss, damage, liability or expense in the manner hereinafter provided, by the terms of insurance and clauses shown and
referred to below and overleaf.
1. Coverage
This Open Cover is issued subject to the Clauses and Conditions of the Company's Marine Cargo Policy Form in use at the
time of shipment or despatch and to the Clauses and Conditions specified herein and attached hereto.
This contract does not cover the interest of any other person, but this shall not prevent a transfer of the insurance by
the Assured or Assignee.
b. It is a condition of this Policy that the Assured is bound to declare hereunder every consignment without exception, the
Company being bound to accept up to but not exceeding the amount specified in the Schedule per consignment or
shipment.
c. The contract is for an open amount in aggregate but the amount declarable may not exceed the sum as stated in the
schedule, in respect of anyone vessel, aircraft or land conveyance.
d. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this contract, the Company’s liability in respect of anyone
accident or series of accidents arising from the same event in anyone location shall not exceed the sum as stated in
the Schedule, per location.
e. In the event of loss accident or arrival before declaration of value it is agreed that the basis of valuation shall be the
prime cost of the machinery, goods or merchandise plus the expenses of and incidental to shipping, the freight for
which the Assured are liable, the charges of insurance and an uplift of a fixed percentage specifically stated in the
Schedule, if such fixed uplift is to be insured.
f. This contract is subject to the Institute Classification Clause and Institute Dangerous Drugs Clause.
g. Should the risks of war, strikes, riots and civil commotions be included in the cover granted by this contract, the
relevant Institute War Clauses and Institute Strikes Clause shall apply.
h. The Institute Clauses referred to herein are those current at the inception of this contract but should such clauses be
revised during the period of this contract, and provided that the Company shall have given at least 30 days notice
thereof, then the revised Institute Clauses shall apply to risks attaching subsequent to the date of expiry of the said
notice.
i. This contract may be cancelled by either the Company or the Assured giving fourteen (14) days of notice in writing
but risks covered by Institute War Clauses may be cancelled at seven (7) days notice and risks covered by the Institute
Strikes Clauses may be cancelled at seven (7) days notice, or at forty-eight (48) hours notice in respect of shipments
to or from the United States of America. Notice shall commence from midnight of the day when it is issued but
cancellation shall not apply to any risks which have attached in accordance with the cover granted hereunder before
the cancellation becomes effective.
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(ii) Institute Classification Clause 01/01/2001
QUALIFYING VESSELS
1 This insurance and the marine transit rates as agreed in the policy or open cover apply only to cargoes and/or interests
carried by mechanically self-propelled vessels of steel construction classed with a Classification Society which is:
1.1 a Member or Associate Member of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS)*, or
1.2 a National Flag Society as defined in Clause 4 below, but only where the vessel is engaged exclusively in the
coastal trading of that nation (including trading on an inter-island route within an archipelago of which that nation
forms part).
Cargoes and/or interests carried by vessels not classed as above must be notified promptly to underwriters for rates and
conditions to be agreed. Should a loss occur prior to such agreement being obtained cover may be provided but only if
cover would have been available at a reasonable commercial market rate on reasonable commercial market terms.
AGE LIMITATION
2 Cargoes and/or interests carried by Qualifying Vessels (as defined above) which exceed the following age limits will be
insured on the policy or open cover conditions subject to an additional premium to be agreed.
Bulk or combination carriers over 10 years of age or other vessels over 15 years of age unless they:
2.1 have been used for the carriage of general cargo on an established and regular pattern of trading between a
range of specified ports, and do not exceed 25 years of age, or
2.2 were constructed as containerships, vehicle carriers or double-skin open-hatch gantry crane vessels (OHGCs)
and have been continuously used as such on an established and regular pattern of trading between a range of
specified ports, and do not exceed 30 years of age.
CRAFT CLAUSE
3 The requirements of this Clause do not apply to any craft used to load or unload the vessel within the port area.
PROMPT NOTICE
5 Where this insurance requires the assured to give prompt notice to the Underwriters, the right to cover is dependent upon
compliance with that obligation.
1. In no case shall this insurance cover loss damage liability or expense directly or indirectly caused by or contributed to by
or arising from
1.1 ionising radiation from or contamination by radioactivity from any nuclear fuel or from any nuclear waste or from
the combustion of nuclear fuel
1.2 the radioactive, toxic, explosive or other hazardous or contaminating properties of any nuclear installation,
reactor or other nuclear assembly or nuclear component thereof
1.3 any weapon or device employing atomic or nuclear fission and/or fusion or other like reaction or
radioactive force or matter
1.4 the radioactive, toxic, explosive or other hazardous or contaminating properties of any radioactive matter. The
exclusion in this sub-clause does not extend to radioactive isotopes, other than nuclear fuel, when such isotopes
are being prepared, carried, stored, or used for commercial, agricultural, medical, scientific or other similar
peaceful purposes
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(iv) Institute Cyber Attack Exclusion Clause 10/11/2003
1.1 Subject only to clause 1.2 below, in no case shall this insurance cover loss damage liability or expense directly or
indirectly caused by or contributed to by or arising from the use or operation, as a means for inflicting harm, of
any computer, computer system, computer software programme, malicious code, computer virus or process or
any other electronic system.
1.2 Where this clause is endorsed on policies covering risks of war, civil war, revolution, rebellion, insurrection, or
civil strife arising therefrom, or any hostile act by or against a belligerent power, or terrorism or any person acting
from a political motive, Clause 1.1 shall not operate to exclude losses (which would otherwise be covered) arising
from the use of any computer, computer system or computer software programme or any other electronic system
in the launch and/or guidance system and/or firing mechanism of any weapon or missile.
1 Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Policy or the Clauses referred to therein, it is agreed that
in so far as this Policy covers loss of or damage to the subject-matter insured caused by any terrorist or any person
acting from a political motive, such cover is conditional upon the subject-matter insured being in the ordinary course of
transit and, in any event, SHALL TERMINATE:
either
1.2 on delivery to the Consignee’s or other final warehouse or place of storage at the destination named herein,
1.3 on delivery to any other warehouse or place of storage, whether prior to or at the destination named herein,
which the Assured elect to use either for storage other than in the ordinary course of transit or for allocation or
distribution,
or
1.4 in respect of marine transits, on the expiry of 60 days after completion of discharge overside of the goods
hereby insured from the oversea vessel at the final port of discharge,
1.5 in respect of air transits, on the expiry of 30 days after unloading the subject-matter insured from the aircraft at
the final place of discharge,
2 If this Policy or the Clauses referred to therein specifically provide cover for inland or other further transits
following on from storage, or termination as provided for above, cover will re-attach, and continues during the
ordinary course of that transit terminating again in accordance with clause 1 .
2. Period of Insurance
The cover granted under this Contract is for shipments, transits and consignments effected on or after Period of Cover as
stated in the Schedule.
B. CONDITIONS
1. Event of Loss
In the event of loss or damage for which the Company may be liable, it is the duty of the Insured and their Agents, in all
cases, to take such measures as may be reasonable for the purpose of averting or minimising a loss and to ensure that
all rights against Carriers, Bailees or other third parties are properly preserved and exercised. In particular, the Insured or
their Agents are required:
a. To claim immediately on the Carriers, Port Authorities or other Bailees for any missing packages
b. In no circumstances, except under written protest, to give clean receipts where goods are in doubtful condition
c. When delivery is made by Container, to ensure that the Container and its seals are examined immediately by their
responsible official. If the Container is delivered damaged or with seals broken or missing or with seals other than as
stated in the shipping documents, to clause the delivery receipt accordingly and retain all defective or irregular seals
for subsequent identification.
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d. To apply immediately for survey by Carriers' or other Bailees' Representatives if any loss or damage be apparent and
claim on the Carriers or other Bailees for any actual loss or damage found at such survey
e. To give notice in writing to the Carriers or other Bailees within 3 days of delivery if the loss or damage was not
apparent at the time of taking delivery
Consignees or their Agents are to make themselves familiar with the Regulations of the Port Authority at the port of
discharge.
The Assured or their Agents or Assignees are not to sign any Average Bond or to pay any deposit on account of General
Average without first obtaining approval from the Company.
In the event of damage to, or loss of the interest insured under this contract, no claim will be admitted by the Company
unless prompt notice be given to the Survey Agents named in the certificates, in respect of declarations made in terms
of this Open Policy.
3. Notification of Claims
To enable claims to be dealt with promptly, the Assured or their Agents must submit all available supporting documents
without delay, including when applicable:
Failure to comply with any of these requirements will prejudice any claim under this Policy
5. Duty Clause
In the event of duty being insured under this Policy and subsequent Certificates, it is warranted that no claim shall attach
in respect of such duty unless duty is actually paid.
6. Avoidance of Delay
It is a condition of this insurance that the Assured shall act with reasonable dispatch in all circumstances within their
control.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
The following are channels available for complaints on insurance related matters. You can contact our Complaint Unit for
assistance at 03-7861 8400 or the following authorised bodies.
1. FINANCIAL MEDIATION BUREAU (FMB) 2. LAMAN INFORMASI NASIHAT DAN KHIDMAT (LINK)
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