Coverage Options

Sportfishing Charter & Guide Insurance

Every marine policy a charter or guide operation needs — in one place, from specialists who know the water.

Charter Boat Liability (P&I)

Protection & Indemnity (P&I) is the core liability coverage for any sportfishing charter. It responds to third-party bodily injury, property damage, pollution, and wreck removal arising from the operation of your vessel.

  • Third-party bodily injury liability
  • Property damage to other vessels & docks
  • Pollution / fuel spill liability
  • Wreck removal
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Passenger Legal Liability

Passenger legal liability protects you against injury claims from the customers you take fishing. On a moving vessel with wet decks, hooks, and gaffs, passenger injury is the most frequent charter claim — and maritime law holds the vessel owner to a high duty of care.

  • Passenger bodily injury claims
  • Slip, trip & fall on deck
  • Hook, gaff & gear injuries
  • Man-overboard incidents
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Hull & Machinery Insurance

Hull & machinery (H&M) is the marine equivalent of physical-damage coverage. It protects the vessel itself — hull, engines, outriggers, and onboard systems — against grounding, collision, storm, fire, sinking, and theft on an agreed-value basis.

  • Agreed-value hull coverage
  • Engines & machinery damage
  • Electronics, outriggers & towers
  • Grounding, collision & sinking
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Fishing Gear & Equipment

A charter boat's working gear — rods, reels, fighting chairs, electronics, downriggers, tackle, and tools — represents thousands of dollars that hull coverage often excludes. Fishing gear & equipment insurance covers it against theft, loss overboard, and damage, on and off the boat.

  • Rods, reels & custom tackle
  • Marine electronics & sonar
  • Downriggers, trolling motors & gear
  • Theft from boat, truck or storage
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Marine Trailer & Commercial Auto

Trailerable charter and guide boats spend serious time on the highway. Commercial auto and trailer coverage protects the tow vehicle and the trailered vessel on the road — exposures that marine hull and personal auto policies exclude.

  • Commercial auto liability
  • Boat trailer physical damage
  • Collision & comprehensive
  • Trailer theft coverage
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Captain & Crew Coverage

Crew members aboard a vessel aren't covered by standard workers' compensation — they fall under federal maritime law. Captain & crew coverage provides Jones Act, USL&H, and Maritime Employers Liability protection for the people who run your charter.

  • Jones Act crew injury protection
  • Maintenance & cure obligations
  • USL&H / Longshore coverage
  • Maritime Employers Liability (MEL)
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Excess Marine Liability (Umbrella)

A marine umbrella extends your primary liability limits. When a serious offshore injury or a multi-passenger incident exceeds your P&I limit, excess marine liability is what protects your boat, your home, and your business.

  • Excess P&I limits
  • Excess passenger liability
  • Excess commercial auto liability
  • $1M–$5M additional layers
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