Alabama § 27-5-9 - “Wet Marine and Transportation Insurance” Defined.

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§ 27-5-9. “Wet Marine and Transportation Insurance” Defined.

For the purposes of this title, “wet marine and transportation insurance” is that part of marine insurance which includes only:

(1) Insurance upon vessels, crafts, hulls and of interests therein or with relation thereto;

(2) Insurance of marine builder’s risks, marine war risks, and contracts of marine protection and indemnity insurance;

(3) Insurance of freights and disbursements pertaining to a subject of insurance coming within this section; and

(4) Insurance of personal property and interests therein in course of exportation from, or importation into, any country and in course of transportation coastwise or on inland waters, including transportation by land, water or air from point of origin to final destination, in respect to, appertaining to or in connection with any and all risks or perils of navigation, transit or transportation, and while being prepared for and while awaiting shipment and during any delays, storage, transshipment or reshipment incident thereto.

Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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