AXA XL launches new inland marine insurance product in North America

AXA XL’s North America marine insurance business is now offering a new product for the construction industry.

The new contractor’s equipment product includes 33 additional coverages, which include the following:

• Drones for $1,500
• Extra Expense
  • $10,000 for Contractor’s Equipment
  • $5,000 for Property That Supports Your Business
• Improvements, betterments, attachments & upgrades for $25,000
• Necessary repairs for $1,000
• Newly acquired covered property - $10,000 for property that supports your business
• Property while underwater for $10,000
• Replacement keys and locks for $1,000
• Rigger’s legal liability for $25,000
• Void service contract of warranty for $2,500

According to AXA XL chief underwriting officer for North America marine Anne Marie Elder, the new product represents the company’s expansion of its risk appetite and underwriting expertise.

“The construction industry continues to develop new solutions for the challenges it faces, and so too must the insurance industry,” she added.

AXA XL inland marine practice leader in North America Mike Perrotti added that the product was created because contractors these days need a wider variety of tools and equipment to get the job done – tools such as drones, specialized equipment, and computers that could be vulnerable to viruses and breaches.

Contractors are also taking on additional exposures, explained AXA XL head of underwriting operations, product and strategy Alexander McGinley. But with the new product, contractors no longer have to take out a separate policy form for additional coverages.

A release said that, as of April 2019, coverage is not yet available in all jurisdictions.