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§50107 Studies on marine insurance

Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle V— - Merchant Marine › Part Part A— - General › Chapter CHAPTER 501— - POLICY, STUDIES, AND REPORTS › § 50107

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Transportation must study marine insurance: how many domestic and foreign insurers operate, how much hull and cargo coverage and foreign reinsurance exists, and recommend steps to strengthen insurance for the U.S. merchant fleet.

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Title 46, §50107

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The Secretary of Transportation shall—
(1)examine into the subject of marine insurance, the number of companies in the United States, domestic and foreign, engaging in marine insurance, the extent of the insurance on hulls and cargoes placed or written in the United States, and the extent of reinsurance of American maritime risks in foreign companies; and
(2)ascertain what steps may be necessary to develop an ample marine insurance system as an aid in the development of the merchant marine of the United States.

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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5010746 App.:811 (2d sentence words after 2d comma).Sept. 7, 1916, ch. 451, § 12 (2d sentence words after 2d comma), 39 Stat. 732; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 12, eff. June 10, 1933; June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title II, § 204, title IX, § 904, 49 Stat. 1987, 2016; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(27), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 155.

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46 U.S.C. § 50107

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