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Marine cargo: open covers, declarations and certificates without friction
Cargo insurance has its own operating model: voyage policies, open (floating) policies fed by declarations, and the continuous issuance of insurance certificates. Hermes manages that rhythm, with multi-currency for international trade and connection to your partners via API.
What you can underwrite
- Land cargoRoad and rail transport, domestic and international (CMR).
- Marine & air cargoInternational shipments and foreign trade.
- Multimodal transportShipments combining several modes in a single journey.
- Own & third-party goodsShippers, carriers and logistics operators.
How Hermes manages it
- Voyage & open policyPoint issuance per shipment, or a floating policy fed by declarations.
- Insurance declarationsRegister shipments against the open policy, with premium calculated per declaration.
- Insurance certificatesAutomatic certificate issuance per shipment to present to the client or bank.
- Multi-currencyValues, premiums and claims in the currency of the international-trade operation.
- Transport claimsA BPM flow with appraisal, average and recovery from responsible carriers.
- Distribution via APIIntegration with logistics operators and platforms to declare and certify instantly.
Why Hermes for Marine cargo
Built for open covers
The declaration–certificate cycle is native, not a forced form.
International trade
Multi-currency and multi-language to operate outside Spain.
Instant certificates
Automatic issuance so the logistics chain never stalls.
Frequently asked questions
- Does it support open policies with declarations?
- Yes. The floating policy is fed by shipment declarations with premium calculated per declaration.
- Does it issue insurance certificates per shipment?
- Yes, automatically for each declaration.
- Does it work in several currencies?
- Yes. Hermes is multi-currency for values, premiums and claims.