This Insurance does not cover destruction, damage or expenses under any of the conditions of the Insurance Rules, if it is:
a) caused by intent or gross negligence of Insurant or his representatives as well as in consequence of breach by some of them of the established rules of transportation, forwarding and storage of property;
b) due to natural leakage, natural loss of weight or volume, normal wear and tear of the insured property;
c) caused by insufficient or unfit packing or preparation of insured property (for more exact interpretation of this limitation, “packing” should also include placing in container or lift van, but only when such placing is done before effective date of this Insurance by the Insurant himself or his representatives);
d) caused by special features or natural qualities of the insured property;
e) caused by insects, rodents, worms;
f) caused by delay of delivery, even if such delay has been caused by a risk covered by the Insurance Contract (except of expenses);
g) caused by: - unseaworthiness of a vessel, lighter or barge;
- unfitness of a vessel, lighter or barge, transportation facility, container or lift van, for safe transportation of property;
h) in consequence of shortage of property with intactness of external package;
i) occurred in consequence of insolvency or default of financial obligations by the owners, freighters or drivers of transportation facility.
This Insurance does not cover destruction, expenses or damages caused by:
a) war, civil war, revolution, rebellion, riot, civil disorder or any hostilities of belligerent states;
b) capture, prohibition of movement or detention (excluding piracy) and consequences thereof or any attempts to do so;
c) seizure, confiscation, requisition, arrest or destroying under order of governmental authorities;
d) migratory mines, torpedoes, bombs or other abandoned weapons of war;
e) strikes of workers subjected to lockout or persons participating in worker’s or other street disorder or civil disturbance;
f) acts of any kind of terrorist or any persons acting on political motives;
g) application of any weapon based on use of atomic or nuclear fission and/or fusion and other similar reactions or effect of radiation or radioactive substance.
The losses caused by the following reasons shall not be indemnified:
a) sweating of ships and wetting of property in transit by atmospheric precipitation;
b) theft, loss of entire or parts of packages or non-delivery of entire packages.
In accordance with the conditions of the Insurance Rules, coverage of any kind of Insurant’s liabilities before third persons is excluded, unless a written special agreement to that effect is reached with Insurer.
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