HUB International vs Newfront Cargo and Transit Insurance

HUB brokers marine cargo insurance through a dedicated marine practice rather than underwriting the policy itself. ⁴Company-reported. Marine insurance product page as read 2026-09-23; the page does not name an issuing insurer.

Newfront's property practice brokers cargo stock throughput coverage as part of its property placement services. It negotiates and places the coverage rather than underwriting the risk itself. ⁹Company-reported. Property offering page; cargo stock throughput is one of several coverages listed under the property practice.

The marine insurance page does not name an issuing insurer for cargo coverage; HUB places marine business with carriers that vary by placement. ⁴Not found in reviewed sources. Checked the marine insurance product page on 2026-09-23; no carrier is disclosed there.

The reviewed property page does not name the insurer or insurers that would issue a cargo stock throughput policy placed through Newfront. ⁹Not publicly disclosed. Property page as read on 2026-09-23; carrier depends on the specific placement.

HUB says its marine practice serves ocean cargo, passenger vessel, port and terminal operator, ship owner and operator, shipyard, and supply chain and logistics businesses. ⁴Company-reported. Product-page target-market list; not a published underwriting appetite by cargo type or region.

Newfront lists retail/wholesale, food & beverage, agriculture and manufacturing among the industries its property team serves, businesses that commonly hold goods in transit or storage covered by cargo stock throughput programs. ⁹Company-reported. Areas of Expertise list on the property page; not a stated eligibility requirement for cargo stock throughput specifically.

HUB describes marine cargo insurance as covering damage, loss or theft of freight while it is in transit by land, sea or air, and separately offers stock throughput insurance that covers goods from the manufacturing stage through final delivery. ⁴Company-reported. Product-page coverage description; the issued policy and its exclusions control an actual claim.

Newfront lists Cargo Stock Throughput among the Key Coverages of its property program, alongside supply-chain and business-interruption, flood, windstorm/earthquake, wildfire and terrorism coverage. ⁹Company-reported. Property page Key Coverages list; the page does not describe cargo-specific triggers, exclusions or valuation methods.

Published per-shipment or per-conveyance limits for HUB-placed cargo coverage were not found on this page. ⁴Not publicly disclosed. Checked the marine insurance product page on 2026-09-23; limits are set on the quote and declarations.

Newfront's property page does not publish limits, deductibles or retentions for cargo stock throughput coverage. ⁹Not publicly disclosed. Property page as read on 2026-09-23.

Not described in the reviewed sources.

Newfront says its property team performs an in-depth review of property and business-interruption values to identify data deficiencies, and pairs placements with in-house risk engineers for loss control. ⁹Company-reported. Our Approach and Loss Control & Claims Advocacy sections of the property page; described as a property-wide service, not cargo-exclusive.

HUB directs prospects to contact a HUB marine insurance specialist to arrange coverage; no online quote flow is described. ⁴Company-reported. Product-page call to action as read 2026-09-23.

You start a cargo stock throughput placement by requesting a consultation through Newfront's property page, which routes to its property team. ⁹Company-reported. Property page call-to-action; no online quoting or binding is described.

Not described in the reviewed sources.

Newfront describes coverage negotiation and claims-resolution support as part of its property loss control and claims advocacy, which would apply to a cargo stock throughput claim. ⁹Company-reported. Loss Control & Claims Advocacy section; not a cargo-specific claims workflow.