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世纪商务英语口语
专业篇II
Unit 8 How do you cover insurance ?
By studying this unit, you are expected to:
master the types of insurance;
master the commonly used expressions to cover insurance;
understand the approaches to communicating with others on insurance.
Learning Objectives
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Warming Up
If the shipping cargo is a (1)______________________ to the success of your company, it is critically important to have proper (2)_____________________________________. Many businesses have made the mistake of not having enough coverage or (3)______________________ the details of their cargo insurance contracts. Either of these can be disastrous to your (4)___________________ and long term existence. Once your cargo is (5)____________________________, you are relying on the experience and expertise of the people loading your cargo, transporting it and (6)________________ it.
vital component
A. Listen to an introduction to insurance and fill in the blanks.
cargo insurance coverage
overlooking
profitability
out of your hands
delivering
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B. What type of additional risks would the following goods need? Why do they need such risk(s)? What is the coverage of each risk?
Warming Up
1 risk of breakage 破碎险 2 risk of deterioration 变质险
3 risk of sweating and heating 受潮受热险 4 risk of fresh water and rain damage 淡水雨淋险
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Li Yan and Susan are discussing insurance terms.
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I have to say that I know little about this clause. Could you explain it a little?
Usually, we insure the goods against WPA for 110% of the invoice value with PICC, People’s Insurance Company of China, as per their Ocean Marine Cargo Clause.
Li, could you go into details?
Sure. OMCC provides coverage of three basic risks, some additional risks and some special additional risks. The three basic risks are FPA, WPA and All Risks.
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What about All Risks?
Roughly speak