Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1992

Replaces the Bill of Lading Act 1855 in transferring rights and liabilities with bills of lading, sea waybills and ship’s delivery orders. The Act transfers rights to all ‘lawful holders’ (e.g. the holder of the bill of lading, the receiver of the goods, persons identified in the ship’s delivery order) (s.2). The removal of certain technicalities makes it easier for them to sue the carrier when goods are lost or damaged at sea. The Act also applies similar principles to electronic documentation.

Case reserve

reserves for outstanding claims built up on a case by case basis with the amount likely to be paid out on each claim being separately estimated.
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Known also as outstanding loss reserves, case reserves are recorded estimates of outstanding unpaid liabilities associated with specific reported claims. Case reserves may pertain to losses, allocated loss adjustment expense (ALAE), or both. Case reserves are established by the cedant if the reinsurer believes a case reserve is inadequate, it may establish an additional amount known as the additional case reserve (ACR).