U.S. approves boat insurance for Cuba travel

Common sense has finally prevailed. Pantaenius, a U.S. marine insurer, said it will offer coverage for American boats traveling in Cuban waters. This could eliminate a major barrier to cruising and fishing in Cuba.

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In Trade Only, Peter Swanson of the Active Interest Media Marine Group wrote that the US arm of German insurer Pantaenius has said it will begin providing coverage for ā€œAmerican boats traveling in Cuban waters,ā€ eliminating what Swanson called ā€œa major barrier to cruising and fishing in Cuba.ā€ Cary Wiener, president of Pantaenius USA, is cited as saying his company petitioned the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control seeking a regulatory change that would let the insurer pay claims that originated in Cuban waters. Swanson wrote that US-based insurers, including AIG and Gowrie, have also ā€œdemonstratedā€ an interest in participating in the Cuban market.

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  1. The division of the U.S. executive department that regulates interactions with Cuba beneath the U.S. Embargo proclaimed that U.S. voters with a legal reason to trip Cuba might do thus by boat–their own boats. However, the rules failed to allow U.S. insurers to supply hull insurance.

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