Cargo insurance taken from a freight forwarder costs several hundred dollars per container based on the value and coverage may be limited depending on the contract you have with your freight forwarder.

Having your own policy will eliminate the high cost charged by the freight forwarder plus your own policy will provide all the following coverages.

Join JPMA Associate Member, York Jersey Underwriters on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 2pm ET to learn what you and your company can do to help improve your current challenges. 

Bob Witkin:

Bob Witkin has been the Vice President of York-Jersey Underwriters for past 12 years. He started in the toy industry with Ideal Toy Corp. in 1964 prior to joining York-Jersey, and had his own company, TOY CONCEPTS. Bob has attended several hundred toy and juvenile products shows over the years and around the world, including making over 135 trips to Hong Kong and China. York Jersey Underwriters now writes over 800 liability, cargo, cyber, property, intellectual property, D & O and E & O policies.