Supply Chain AI Risk Solutions FAQs
Stock throughput insurance (STP) is a type of marine insurance policy that covers a company’s inventory throughout the entire supply chain. STP covers all types of inventory including raw material, semi-finished and finished products.
Marine insurance provides protection for inventory, vessels and machinery while in transit over water, land or air. Cargo insurance, a subset of marine insurance, focuses solely on the goods being transported. Neither marine or cargo insurance offer additional coverage for products that may be in storage or production before reaching their destination
Stock throughput insurance is an essential coverage for any company that imports, exports or distributes goods, across industries including:
- Agriculture
- Automotive
- Food & Beverage
- Forestry & Wood Products
- Life Sciences
- Manufacturing
- Retail
- Transportation
Marine insurance provides coverage for goods in transit overseas or across inland bodies of water such as lakes or rivers. It also provides coverage against damage to inventory from fire, weather or loss at sea.
Consider your supply chain and production processes when selecting stock throughput insurance. If you are involved with storing or processing goods at any point throughout the supply chain, stock throughput will provide end-to-end coverage for damage or loss to those goods.
Stock throughput coverage is normally based on the minimum and maximum value required over the term of the insurance contract. Since stock throughput is insurance coverage on ocean, air, road and in warehouses, different modes carry different rates and risks.
HUB offers the ability to view the ever-changing flow of stock dollars across any mode within your business and base the cost of insurance across your true exposure in real time weekly. This will ensure you have the coverage you need without overpaying for coverage that you do not. Additionally, this also changes your cost of insurance to a true percentage of Cost of Goods sold and focuses clear oversight at changes in values that occur due to supply chain disruption.
HUB has partnered with ThroughPut.ai to support an additional upgraded service that leverages ThroughPut.ai’s predictive stockpiling functionality to optimize your inventory spend, reduce supply chain cycle times and improve the profitability and vitality of your business.