Covers Carriers legal liability as per provisions of Carriers’ Act 1865. In order to provide an insurance cover to the common carriers and transporters against the stipulation of absolute liability under the Carriers Act, the Carrier’s Legal Liability Policy has been devised. At present the CLL policy gives the following coverage: Basic cover : covers damage to goods caused by fire, explosion and or accident to the vehicle carrying the goods due to negligence or criminal act of his servants. The cover will commence with the loading of the cargo and end with its unloading. Wider cover : The following risks are covered in wider cover which is allowed as a package deal and no partial extension may be allowed: (i) Damage to cargo as in basic cover. (ii) Damage by fire, burglary, riot & strike and malicious damage affecting the goods at warehouses or transshipment yard, whilst in the custody of the carrier. (iii) Shortage of goods due to theft or pilferage of cargo at any time whilst in the custody of the carrier. (iv) Breakage, leakage, damage due to improper handling. Exclusions : (a)Riot and Strike (available as add-on), war perils, nuclear and radiation perils, contractual liabilities, liability to own, employees, agents and sub agents and their properties and belongings (b) Losses due to inherent defects, mechanical or electrical derangements, (c) Consequential loses, and (d) Carriage of illegal, illicit or smuggled goods. Duration : The cover is during transit, incidental storage, transshipments and up to seven days after reaching final place.