The right legal support for a Mediterranean voyage

Preparing for the potential legal risks on a Mediterranean voyage

Are your clients some of the thousands of boat owners sailing or cruising to the Mediterranean this summer?

For boat owners, preparing for voyage is as much an adventure as the trip. Passage planning, preparing the vessel, checking the safety equipment, and making sure all documentation is in order including customs and immigration and, of course, insurance protection.

Another important part of the preparation is recognising the potential legal risk exposures. Countries around the region have specific laws and regulations ranging from environmental and marine reserve protection and reporting to permits, tax and waste disposal rules. When these are combined with liability and personal injury risks, your customers need to know their legal expenses provider will be able to support them if things go wrong.

An important question to ask in selecting a legal expenses provider is whether they provide your customers with access to a local advocate in the country they are in.

Does their panel include a qualified, English-speaking expert familiar with maritime law in that jurisdiction who can provide the support needed to deal with the issue? For many providers offering an increasingly vanilla product, the answer is likely to be no.

Waypoint, our specialist legal protection insurance and assistance service for boat owners is different. By focusing on the gaps in existing products, Waypoint addresses the needs of specific risk profiles offering more bespoke coverage that reflects the breadth of risk in the marine pleasure craft sector.

One incident can create a complex and costly exposure for your customer.

Dedicated legal expenses cover providing access to local advocates with direct knowledge and experience in the territory is an important addition to your customer’s voyage planning this summer.

Contact us to find out more about Waypoint and how it can provide peace of mind to your marine pleasure craft customers when planning their Mediterranean adventures.

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