Pasaca Insurance
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Export Manufacturer

Exporters ship goods across borders and depend on foreign buyers to pay.

Coverage to consider

Their main concerns are cargo in transit, buyer default, political events, product claims, cyber attacks and employee travel.

Marine cargo
Generally reimburses an exporter for goods lost, damaged or stolen in transit by sea, air, road or rail.
Can include damaged or lost cargo, general average and late shipments
Export credit
Typically compensates an exporter when an overseas buyer fails to pay because of insolvency, dispute or political action.
Can include overseas buyer default, political events and commercial default
Product liability
Often responds when someone alleges an exporter’s product caused injury or property damage.
Can include injury to people, damage to property and product defects
Product recall
May pay to withdraw defective or unsafe products from the market, including buyer notices and replacement stock.
Can include cost of recall, business interruption, cost of replacements and crisis response
Political risk
Can offset losses when a foreign government seizes assets, restricts currency transfers or disrupts operations abroad.
Can include government seizure, blocked currency transfers, political unrest and frustrated contracts
Directors and officers (D&O) liability
Usually protects company leaders from personal liability when claims allege mismanagement or breach of duty.
Can include individual liability (Side A), company reimbursement (Side B) and entity coverage (Side C)
Cyber
Typically pays for investigation, customer notification, legal costs and income lost to an attack after a breach.
Can include breach response, business interruption and security failure liability
Business travel
Can help employees who travel for work with medical emergencies, canceled trips, flight disruption and lost luggage.
Can include emergency medical care, evacuation in an emergency, canceled trips and baggage loss or delay

These guides describe types of insurance in general. The right coverage depends on your operations and the terms of the policy issued. Pasaca’s featured lines are cyber insurance, directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance, product liability insurance and aviation insurance.

Speak with our team about coverage for your business.