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RISKS COVERED
Risks
INSTITUTE WAR CLAUSES (CARGO)
1. This in surance covers, except as excluded by the provisions of Clauses 3 and 4 below, loss
of or damage to
the su bject-matter insured caused by
1.1 war civil war revolution
rebellion insurrection, or civil strife arising therefrom, or any hostile act
by or
against a belligerent power
1.2 capture seizure arrest restraint or detainment, arising from risks covered under 1.1 above, and the
consequence s thereof or any attempt thereat
1.3 derelict mines torpedoes bombs
or other derelict weapons of war.
General Average
2. This insurance covers general average and salvage charges, adjusted or determined according to the
contract of carriage and/or the governing law and practice, incurred to avoid or in connection with the
avoidance of loss from a risk covered under
these Clauses.
EXCLUSIONS
3. In n o case shall this insurance cover
3.1 loss damage or expense attributable to wilful misconduct of the
Assured
3.2 ordinary leakage, ordinary loss in weight or volume, or ordinary wear and tear of the subject-matter
insured
3.3 loss damage or expense caused by insufficiency or unsuitability of packing or preparation of the
subject-matter insured to withstand the
ordinary incidents of the insured transit where such packing or
preparation is carried out by the Assured or their employee s or prior to the attachment of this
insurance (for the purpose of these Clauses
"packing" shall be deemed to include stowage in a container
and "employees" shall not include
independen t contractors)
3.4 loss damage or expense caused by
inherent vice or nature of the subject-matter insured
3.5 loss damage or expense caused by delay, even though the delay be caused by a risk insure d against
(except expense s payable under Clause 2 above)
3.6 loss damage or expense caused by insolvency or financial default
of the owners managers chartere rs or