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Lamb Agencies
1102 Sealy Street
Galveston, Texas 77550
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Phone: (409) 762-1444
Fax: (409) 763-0607
Toll Free: (800) 880-5262
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Marine Cargo insurance

It has always been our goal to provide personal service to our clients. Part of that service is to educate by providing reference materials and being available to discuss all related questions. We have a simple philosophy - a knowledgeable customer is a good customer!

Our strategy is risk management, and that requires investing time with our customers to promote sound decision making processes. In order to make the correct choices on how to handle risk, it is necessary to understand insurance coverage details. Therefore, please refer to the links on this page for a better understanding of the basics of Marine Cargo Insurance.

Approved/Restricted Commodities -
It is understood and agreed that the words "Approved Goods and/or Merchandise" embrace all and every type of manufactured and raw material of a non-hazardous, non-volatile, and/or non-fragile and/or non-perishable nature. Shipments of hazardous goods may be included if shipped in accordance with I.M.D.G. rules and regulations. However, the following items are excluded absolutely unless specifically agreed by Underwriters prior to sending.

RESTRICTED COMMODITIES / RESTRICTED RISKS

Documents, monies of every description, securities, negotiable documents and instruments, bonds, bullion, stamps, credit and debit cards including telephone calling cards and digital camera photo sticks
Fresh fish, fresh fruit and fresh vegetables
Furs, fishmeal, refined sugar and Chinese groundnuts
Inland Mexico transit exposures
Jewelry, watches, digital cameras and perfumes
Laptop computers
Living creatures and life forms of any type
Microchips, motherboards, and/or memory of any kind, which is not part of a complete system
Mobile telephones, components, parts and accessories
Newsprint / pulp / reels of paper
Metals (other than iron or steel) in raw, scrap or ingot form
Precious stones or metals
Alcoholic beverages
Containers, including ISO Tanks (All Risks)

Approved/Restricted Locations -
Places in the World to places in the World but excluding shipments to, from or between: Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Liberia, Nigeria,Angola, Zaire, Libya, Papua New Guinea, Chechnya, Cuba, and any other areas of social and/or civil unrest.