We are SCUBA insurance specialists. We are divers and know about the ins and outs of SCUBA insurance. Contact us to discuss your needs and we will provide you with the best options available. Dive Boat CoverageIf you operate a dive boat you have special legal and liability concerns. There are requirements for operator licensing, safety equipment, drug testing, and so on. Similarly, the kinds of insurance you need are unique, in part because maritime law places extraordinary burdens of responsibility on the master of a vessel. The vessel owner is responsible for all damages resulting from “negligence,” which has been interpreted very broadly by the courts to include any situation in which a crew-member or passenger gets hurt, other than intentional self-injury. |
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SCUBA Insurance Coverages | ||
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Dive Boat | Dive Boat coverage protects the dive vessel for the unique risks associated with open water divers. | Get a Quote |
Instructors | Instructor coverage protects the instructor, dive masters and other professionals for accidents that may occur while diving. | Get a Quote |
Dive Gear | Diver Gear coverage protects your equipment. | Get a Quote |

Hull and Machinery
Hull and Machinery coverage is based on agreed value or actual value. Generally, agreed value is preferable because it is established at the time of the policy purchase, usually on the basis of a marine survey. Replacement value is even better, but usually too expensive, or simply unavailable.
Protection and Indemnity
P&I indemnifies (pays) someone for personal injury or property damage caused by your vessel or suffered while a passenger aboard your vessel. It also pays to defend against lawsuits brought against you due to the above, and in many cases the chief function is to pay for an out-of-court settlement to prevent expensive litigation and potentially more costly damage awards.
Divers
Vessel insurance does not cover people in the water, and most vessel underwriters will not cover sport divers, period. Some, in fact, may cancel your coverage if they learn that you are doing dive business.
Crew coverage
If you have crew on your boat, they must be specifically covered in your P&I policy, and you will pay for each included individual. Do not buy crew coverage for only one crew-member, if you have more than one, on the assumption that not more than one will get hurt at a time. This can be grounds for policy cancellation.
Passengers
Good charter boat policies include passenger personal injury coverage, as a “damage control” measure. The limit is relatively low—between $500 and $10,000—but there’s no deductible, and the injured doesn’t have to sue or even file a claim. The vessel owner picks up the doctor or hospital bill, and sends the receipt to the insurer for reimbursement. This coverage protects both the operator and the underwriter against more expensive claims by aggrieved individuals, who have suffered minor injuries but go for a big settlement if they aren’t treated well.
SCUBA Instructors Coverage
We offer the following professional liability coverage for instructors, divemasters and other SCUBA professionals.

Limits
$1,000,000 any one claim / $2,000,000 annual aggregate
Term of Insurance
The policy issued will apply to claims made against the insured during the Term of Insurance stated on the policy declaration page. All policies run from 12:01 a.m. on the day issued for a 12 month period. Coverage Pays on behalf of the insured all sums which the insured shall become legally obligated to pay as damages arising out of any act, error or omission arising from the insured's teaching and/or supervising of SCUBA Diving activities as sanctioned by the training association, up to the limit of liability indicated on the actual policy.