Transportation and Logistics

Contact: Ross Baker
Divisional Practice Leader - Transport & Logistics
Telephone: (02) 8864 8234

Australia's size and isolation causes us to rely heavily on transportation and logistics. With pressure from customers for lower cost, better quality services and an increasing reluctance to allow transportation and logistics operators to waive or limit their liability, effective risk and insurance programs are now more important
than ever.

Road, rail, sea and air freight, coupled with warehousing and logistics now often managed on a 'just in time' basis, all present different risk and insurance challenges.  

Some of the risks that need to be considered are:

• injury to passengers
• injury to other third parties
• third party property damage 
• loss or damage to freight
• contractual liability
• errors and omissions, including late delivery of freight
• pollution from underground storage tanks, warehouses or the transportation vehicle
• clean up costs following damage to freight
• property damage
• business interruption
• Workers' Compensation
• employee benefits consulting and insurance

Through a combination of cost effective risk management and specialised insurance products these risks can be effectively identified, measured and treated. Our business risk consultants can also assist on projects such as:

• Strategic Risk Assessment / Review
• Business Continuity Management including specialist training and exercises and audits
• Crisis and Emergency Management including crisis communication, media management, emergency response, incident response and disaster recovery procedures
• Risk / Safety / Environmental Management Systems and Audits

Marsh works with many transport and logistics companies to arrange their insurance placement and assist with their risk management programs.