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Marsh Arista Excess Cargo Facility

A dedicated European facility delivering pure European capacity for seamless excess of loss coverage on standalone storage and transit marine cargo risks.

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Managing high limits and intense storage requirements for marine cargo presents a complex challenge for businesses. Accumulation risks can escalate rapidly, while fragmented capacity necessitates negotiations with multiple insurers, which can slow the placement process. This fragmentation generates operational friction, complicating efforts to secure coverage efficiently. A streamlined solution that reduces complexity and accelerates market access without compromising protection is essential.

Marsh Arista Excess Cargo Facility  is a market-ready, Pan-European excess of loss facility designed for storage-only or marine cargo risks, combining up to €100 million in dedicated European capacity with streamlined placement mechanics and purpose-built wording able to support stock throughput programs (STP). Delivered through a lineslip structure, Arista simplifies program complexity by closing gaps between marine and property placements, consolidating excess limits under a single solution, and providing clients faster access to high limits with improved operational efficiency.

Marsh Arista Excess Cargo Facility  is purpose-built for clients with significant inventory accumulation and complex storage/transit programs, enhancing pricing efficiency and catastrophe protection. Successful and rapid placement relies on core program data — including location lists, COPE for large sites, loss history, and primary policy wording — to fully leverage Arista’s lineslip efficiency, tailored wording, and technology-enabled risk insights.

What Marsh Arista Excess Cargo Facility covers

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Scope

Excess protection for storage (standalone) and transit exposures across cargo types with support for combined stock throughput programs. No geographic limitation within the European focus.

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Operations covered

Goods while stored, transported, and processed (process‑related damage excluded). Extended marine conditions addressing fire, theft, and natural catastrophes.

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Wording and structure

Lineslip principal open wording that follows local primary policy wording where relevant, unless otherwise agreed.

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Typical exclusions

Livestock; automobiles; majority‑turnover thermal coal; misappropriation; drop‑downs (unless explicitly included); war in high‑risk zones; blocking/trapping; inherent vice; temperature‑variation losses for sensitive goods; and rejection and delay.

Client benefits

  • Simplified program structure: One consistent excess policy that covers goods in storage and transit, reducing overlaps and gaps between marine and property placements and eliminating the need for separate declarations before cover attachment.
  • High, efficient capacity and flexible attachment point: Up to €100 million in European capacity available via the lineslip, enabling consolidation of excess layers and fewer markets involved. Minimum attachment points from €10 million with the ability to structure layers by location or exposure for pricing and coverage optimization.
  • STP‑ready wording: Tailored valuation and coverage clauses that reflect goods‑in‑flow and supply‑chain realities rather than generic property wording.
  • Comprehensive catastrophe protection: Natural catastrophe cover for windstorm, earthquake, flood, and wildfire for the excess layer (limits per event and annual aggregate; no deductible on the excess layer).
  • Local European service: Local language follow‑form wording, local broker control of placement, and EU‑based insurers for continuity of service.
  • Faster placement and administration: Lineslip structure reduces broking time and administrative burden. Marsh Sat online portal for stock location management speeds underwriting and automations simplify ongoing administration.

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To explore how Marsh Arista Excess Cargo Facility can support your supply chain-related needs, please contact a local Marsh advisor. 

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