This paper analyses the management of cargo insurance by trucking companies, with emphasis on the treatment of cargo theft. This type of insurance has peculiarities that make it, most of the time, a very complex tool to be used. Consequently, companies face difficulties to manage them, mainly at the present context, where the theft is a bottleneck for the performance of the transportation sector. There is a clear need of revising risk management strategies by the firms. The sector's particularities require new insurance products, more adaptable to different situations. It's also necessary a detailed revision of the relations between carriers and shippers.
Insurance; transport; risk; theft; cargo
