The country is now demanding that rail vehicles transporting oil must have additional protection against spills and explosions. According to the Transport Minister of Canada, Lisa Raitt, has made an insurance news announcement that has said that the country will be increasing the amount of coverage that railways will be required to carry when they are transporting crude oil. Shippers will also have a levy imposed upon them in order to help to pay for the cost of major accidents. This insurance news comes at a time in which the…
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AIG one of the first in the insurance industry to offer $1 billion in coverage to rail companies
AIG has introduced a new insurance products that is specifically designed for the rail industry Shipping crude oil via train is becoming more expensive. There are many risks associated with transporting oil in this fashion, one of the most significant of which is derailment. While train derailments are not common, they happen regularly enough to make transporting crude oil over rail a very risky endeavor. The American Insurance Group is looking to mitigate this risk by offering a new product that provides rail companies with $1 billion in coverage. Insurance…
Read MoreHuge rail insurance for oil shipment coverage now offered by AIG
The insurer now has a product to cover train accidents for up to $1 billion to help meet the growing demand. Yet another train carrying oil has now derailed in Canada, this time near Wadena, Saskatchewan, last week, when it also caught fire, causing an ever rising number of questions to appear with regards to the types of rail insurance that will be necessary to protect companies and railways. In response to this need for coverage, AIG is now offering a $1 billion liability product for railways. With the rapidly…
Read MoreInsurance news could be changing for coverage for oil-by-rail risks
The Canadian government is looking into broadening the burden for protection against disasters. According to a recent insurance news announcement made by a government official in Canada, it is considering the expansion of the coverage burden for disasters occurring in crude-by-rail transportation. It is also thinking about developing a special fund comparable to the one once established for maritime oil spills. The insurance news could be tremendous to the industry, which continues to reel from the catastrophe that occurred when an oil train lost control and exploded in the province…
Read MoreRail insurance coverage may not be sufficient for oil train crashes
At the moment, the maximum available coverage per carrier, per incident is $1 billion. According to a recent Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) analysis of its own rules with regards to rail insurance, the majority of freight railroad policies would not even start to cover the complete cost of the damage that could be caused by a moderate accident involving an oil train, let alone a massive disaster. The database of the D.O.T. has flaws with regards to incidents involving oil trains. The reason that the database of the D.O.T. is…
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