Lockton vs Newfront Cargo and Transit Insurance

Lockton's Cargo & Logistics team places marine and cargo coverage for companies that ship goods; it sits alongside auto, general/product liability, umbrella and workers' compensation under Lockton's broader Casualty Insurance Solutions. Lockton is the broker arranging this coverage, not the insurer. ^4,5Company-reported. Cargo & Logistics and Casualty product pages, U.S. site, as read 2026-09-23.

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. ¹⁰Company-reported. Property offering page; cargo stock throughput is one of several coverages listed under the property practice.

Neither page names the marine or cargo insurers Lockton places coverage with. The carrier depends on the specific placement. ^4,5Not publicly disclosed. Cargo & Logistics and Casualty pages checked 2026-09-23.

The reviewed property page does not name the insurer or insurers that would issue a cargo stock throughput policy placed through Newfront. ¹⁰Not publicly disclosed. Property page as read on 2026-09-23; carrier depends on the specific placement.

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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. ¹⁰Company-reported. Areas of Expertise list on the property page; not a stated eligibility requirement for cargo stock throughput specifically.

Lockton lists cargo and marine coverage areas it can help place, including cargo in transit, motor truck cargo, warehouseman's legal liability, stock throughput, deterioration of perishable goods, and war, strikes and terrorism risk. This is a capability list, not a specimen policy; actual terms depend on the placing insurer. ⁴Company-reported. Cargo & Logistics product page as read 2026-09-23. Not a summary of any one policy form.

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. ¹⁰Company-reported. Property page Key Coverages list; the page does not describe cargo-specific triggers, exclusions or valuation methods.

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Newfront's property page does not publish limits, deductibles or retentions for cargo stock throughput coverage. ¹⁰Not publicly disclosed. Property page as read on 2026-09-23.

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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. ¹⁰Company-reported. Our Approach and Loss Control & Claims Advocacy sections of the property page; described as a property-wide service, not cargo-exclusive.

Public engagement starts as an inquiry: the Cargo & Logistics page routes buyers to a contact form rather than a self-serve quote or bind flow. ⁴Company-reported. Cargo & Logistics page as read 2026-09-23. No online quote tool was found for this line.

You start a cargo stock throughput placement by requesting a consultation through Newfront's property page, which routes to its property team. ¹⁰Company-reported. Property page call-to-action; no online quoting or binding is described.

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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. ¹⁰Company-reported. Loss Control & Claims Advocacy section; not a cargo-specific claims workflow.