Guide to Moving Your Pets Overseas: Health Care Scare

Guide to Moving Your Pets Overseas Health Care Scare

Believe it or not! Moving your pet internationally requires the same diligence, financial resources and ability to absorb pressure as moving your ordinary household goods. And, it must be insured too! When moving pets internationally, it’s important to make sure that you are not only complying with the requirements for the country of import, but also for your country of export. In this guide we cover the basics of pet moving and offer advice on key things to consider before signing on the dotted line for the pet moving insurance plan… Continue reading

Understanding the Moving Insurance Jargon

Moving Insurance

In a quest to make your moving experience easy to manage, here is a list of key words that every service provider will be banding about in your face. Do not nod and smile if you don’t understand. With the help of the US Department of Transportation and the Marine Cargo insurance policy documents here is a guide to key moving insurance industry terms.

Control of damaged merchandise: It is understood and agreed that in case of damage to goods while moving the assured will retain control of all damaged goods.
Partial loss: The insurance will replace the value of the damaged portion of the goods and… Continue reading

Several Ways to Obtain International Moving Insurance

Several Ways to Obtain International Moving Insurance

International moving insurance is also known as marine cargo insurance (particularly in America) and it covers physical damage to, or loss of your goods whilst in transit by land, sea and air. There isn’t a standardised international moving insurance available that is used by all companies, hence the need to research properly and understand the insurance jargon. There are various ways to secure insurance for your international move to America. Expats advise that you can go through your international moving company, directly from an insurance company of your choice, through a marine insurance broker or… Continue reading

Basic Moving to America Insurance Tips

Basic Moving to America Insurance Tips

There is no international law that determines the value of insurance cover for moving to America or any other destination. In this guide, we cover the three basic legal tips so that you can know what the fuss is about in insurance and moving.

With the enormous insight of Ispas Marin of lawyerintl, here are three basic tips for your moving insurance. Marin contends that moving companies are required to offer some basic insurance cover for your goods. Marin says there are two common forms of additional insurance: replace value coverage and basic liability which means the actual cash… Continue reading

Protect your Household Goods While Moving to USA

Protect your Household Goods While Moving to USA

Moving is the act of changing one’s dwelling or place of business. In the case of an international move – it means moving from one sovereign country to another. Like all moves, moving to America can suffer from the law of unintended consequences, described by social scientists as outcomes that were not anticipated such as your household goods getting lost while they are in transit to the US.

In this guide, we tackle the general principles of insurance thus ensuring it becomes key to your moving checklist. Understanding the intricacies… Continue reading