Archive for July, 2009

            Full story

Meletusnya huru-hara Mei 1998 telah menimbulkan disputes atas jaminan polis Asuransi kerugian apakah peristiwa tersebut termasuk  Kerusuhan, Huru-Hara, Terrorisme, Sabotase, Pemberontakan atau Revolusi?   Sejak itulah AAUI mengeluarkan Definisi yang secara tegas dicantumkan di dalam polis.   Berikut Definisi Kerusuhan, Pemogokan, Penghalangan Bekerja, Perbuatan Jahat, Huru-hara, Pembangkitan Rakyat, Pengambil-alihan Kekuasaan, Revolusi, Pemberontakan, Kekuatan Militer, Invasi, Perang Saudara, Perang dan Permusuhan, Makar, Terorisme, Sabotase atau Penjarahan; yang terdapat dalam PSAKI (Polis Standar Asuransi Kebakaran Indonesia)   Full story

Terkait tulisan sebelumnya Ledakan Bom di JW Marriott dan Ritz-Carlton Dijamin Asuransi??   Lalu polis apa yang menjamin risiko Terrorisme dan Sabotage?   The one and only is… “Terrorism and Sabotage Insurance” alias Asuransi Terorime dan Sabotage   Polis Standar baik itu Standar Indonesia maupun Standar Munich Re wordings, bahkan Endorsement 4.1B (RSMDCC) pun tidak menjamin kerugian atau kerusakan yang disebabkan oleh aksi terorisme dan sabotase.   Full story

Ledakan bom kembali mengguncang hotel JW Marriott dan Ritz-Cartlon di Mega Kuningan, Jakarta hari Jum’at 17 Juli 2009.   Presiden dan Pihak yang berwenang telah menyatakan bahwa ledakan merupakan bom bunuh diri terkait aksi terorisme bahkan pihak kepolisian sudah mengindentifikasi pihak-pihak yang diduga terlibat aksi terorisme tersebut.   Apakah ledakan bom atau aksi terorisme tersebut dijamin dalam Asuransi?   Full story

A Marine-cum-Erection or Contractor's All Risk policy covers only physical damage to property which, at best, covers the expenses incurred for repairing or replacing the damaged property.   Highlights   A Marine- cum -Erection or Contractor's All Risk policy covers only physical damage to property which ,at best, covers the expenses incurred for repairing or replacing the damaged property. But what about the financial loss suffered due to delay in commissioning the project ? More so, when your repayment schedule, on loans taken, are linked to the income earned after the scheduled commissioning?   Full story

This is a comprehensive policy covering all physical risks which a project is exposed to.   Highlights This is a comprehensive policy covering all physical risks which a project is exposed to right from the warehouse of the supplier of equipments - whether imported or indigenous - to its erection, testing and commissioning at the site.   In case the supplier has arranged transit insurance upto the site, a Storage cum erection policy can be issued limiting coverage to risks that the project is exposed to at the site only.   Full story

A question some times arise in marine cargo insurance if a claim is attributable to risks of Jettison or Washing over board?       Jettison The deliberate throwing overboard of cargo, or of part of the vessel's superstructure, equipment or stores, in the event of an emergency. Cargo or equipment might be jettisoned to lighten a vessel to relieve it from a strand, to stabilize it during a storm, or to get rid of flammables or explosives during a fire. (Washing overboard is the accidental loss of equipment or cargo overboard due to the action of the elements.)  Full story

Should the Business Interruption risk be insured on a Gross Profit or Gross Revenue basis? We are often presented with this issue.   The answer requires an understanding of "Gross Profit" and "Gross Revenue".    Gross Profit is just a level of earnings.  This level varies between accountants and industries.  For insurance purposes only one level of Gross Profit is relevant.... that which is defined in the insurance policy.    Full story

                  Full story

As you know, cover for P&I liabilities may be by choice or dictated by Regulations. Let's look at the potential liabilities of an owner of a barge which we all know of;   (1) Liabilities towards any loss/damage to cargoes carried on board   Under the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA), an operator/owner of a barge who issues a bill of lading will be deemed as carriers responsible for the obligations towards the owners of the cargo, even though the barge is under tow and unmanned. This is because the vessel named on the bill of lading is the barge and not the tug. Thus a party who would be liable under COGSA is the carrier and if the carrier is the owner of the barge, then this is where the liability rests.   Full story

The impact of the global credit crisis on the shipping industry is substantially reducing ship values and thereby increasing the proportion of Salvage and GA costs allocated to cargo insurers. We anticipate that this will continue for at least the next 18 months.   Contributions towards Salvage services are calculated pro rata to salved values. Similarly, contributions towards General Average loss are calculated pro rata to sound arrived values at the port(s) of destination. Over the last two decades, cargo values have (on average) steadily increased and therefore Cargo Insurers are bearing an increasing share of these expenses.   Full story

Salah satu produk penjaminan yang ada di perbankan adalah Garansi Bank (bank guarantee). Sedangkan perusahaan asuransi juga menerbitkan produk penjaminan dengan nama Surety Bond. Namun dibandingkan dengan Surety Bond, terdapat beberapa persyaratan Garansi Bank yang tidak dapat dipenuhi oleh Principal, salah satu diantaranya adalah persyaratan agunan fisik yang besarnya minimal senilai Garansi Bank tersebut. Disisi lain, pihak perbankan dapat menerima agunan non fisik yang dapat dipertanggung jawabkan, salah satu diantaranya adalah corporate guarantee.           Full story

I. PENGERTIAN SURETY BOND   Surety Bond adalah suatu perjanjian dua pihak yaitu antara Surety dan Principal, dimana pihak pertama (Surety) memberikan jaminan untuk pihak kedua (Principal) bagi kepentingan pihak ketiga (Obligee) bahwa apabila Principal oleh sebab sesuatu hal lalai atau gagal melaksanakan kewajibannya sesuai dengan yang diperjanjikan dengan Obligee, maka Surety akan bertanggung jawab terhadap Obligee untuk menyelesaikan kewajiban-kewajiban Principal tersebut Full story

Suretyship Adalah suatu bentuk Penjaminan dimana Perusahaan Asuransi (Surety Company) menjamin Principal (kontraktor/vendqr/supplier/ konsultan/perusahaan) akan melaksanakan kewajiban atas suatu prestasi / kepentingan kepada Obligee (Bouwheer / Beneficiary) sesuai kontrak/perjanjian antara Principal dan Obligee dan atau ketentuan perundang-undangan yang berlaku.   Pihak-pihak yang terkait dan hubungan-hubungannya dalam Suretyship digambarkan sebagai berikut: Full story