Recreational boating is on fire, despite steel and aluminum tariffs. Recent statistics from the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) found that more people are buying boats for the seventh consecutive year. That four percent [...]

Posted by Merrimac Marine in: blog Recreational Marine Insurance

Tagged: 2019 Recreational Boating Forecast Recreational boating Recreational Boating in 2019 Recreational Boating Industry Recreational Marine Insurance Recreational Marine Insurance Policy Recreational Marine Insurance Program

A vast industry, most workers in the boat building industry find themselves as welders, Firstline supervisors, assemblers and fabricators working over 40 hour weeks, Data USA found. Without boat builders, we would have no [...]

Posted by Merrimac Marine in: blog Boat Builders

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With over 57 percent of Americans worried a great deal about the pollution of our waters, it’s no wonder that your marina clients are looking for ways to be more environmentally friendly. Humans are [...]

Posted by Merrimac Marine in: blog Marina Liability

Tagged: Marina Insurance marina insurance program Marina Liability Pollution Pollution Insurance Preventing marina pollution

Following the guidelines set by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration is an incredibly important step for ship repairers to take that ensures nothing bad happens on the job. There was 5,147 worker fatalities [...]

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Recreational boating is incredibly popular in the United States, especially in places with warmer climate. But no matter where your client boats there’s always a risk that at some point, they might get into [...]

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Tagged: Boat Accident Boat Accident Liability Recreational Boating Insurance recreational boating insurance program Recreational Boating Safety Recreational Marine Insurance Recreational Marine Insurance Policy Recreational Marine Insurance Program

In a previous post, we discussed the top causes for on-water breakdowns. This next blog is going to discuss tips for your clients to reduce boat breakdowns. Mechanical breakdowns top the list for reasons [...]

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Tagged: Breakdowns Recreational Boating Insurance Recreational Marine Insurance Recreational Marine Insurance Program

In 2017, more than 70,000 individuals called for on-water assistance with a third of the calls coming from Texas, Florida and California, according to data from BoatUS. Having recreational marine programs in place that [...]

Posted by Merrimac Marine in: blog Recreational Marine Insurance

Tagged: Breakdowns On-Water Breakdowns Recreational Boating Safety Recreational Marine Recreational Marine Insurance Recreational Marine Insurance Program

Working near the water has its own set of exposures for a business to deal with. The United States Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation (USL&H) act is essential for businesses running projects near the [...]

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Tagged: Recreational Marine Insurance Recreational Marine Insurance Program USL&H

In the marine industry, it’s always good to have marine insurance coverage. If you’re an inspector, you’re going to want to have something to fall back on. There’s over 1000 marine surveyors in the [...]

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When your clients are operating near the water and have to be liable for injuries and accidents, they’re going to need a special type of coverage. Your client is going to need to look [...]

Posted by Merrimac Marine in: blog Recreational Marine Insurance

Tagged: recreational marine programs United States Longshore & Harbor Act USL&H