§ 1940 Marine Insurance Voyage Definition

Insurance Code·California

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This law says that when a marine insurance policy mentions a trip that starts and ends at certain ports, the trip covered is the one that follows the normal shipping routes used by merchants between those ports.

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•The covered voyage must follow the standard merchant route between the start and end ports.
•Only applies to marine (sea) insurance policies.
•The route is defined by common commercial sailing practices.

Example

A cargo ship leaves San Diego to deliver electronics to Seattle.

The insurance covers the ship's journey along the usual trade route between San Diego and Seattle, not a detour to Vancouver.

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§ 1940 Marine Insurance Voyage Definition

When the voyage contemplated by marine insurance is described by the places of beginning and ending, the voyage insured is one which conforms to the course of sailing fixed by mercantile usage between those places. (Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 145.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

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marine insurance voyage mercantile usage course of sailing

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Insurance Code. Section 1940.

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