46 CFR § 249.4 - Eligibility.

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title: "46 CFR § 249.4 - Eligibility."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "249.4"
section_name: "Eligibility."
chapter_name: "MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS AFFECTING SUBSIDIZED VESSELS AND OPERATORS"
part_number: "249"
part_name: "APPROVAL OF UNDERWRITERS FOR MARINE HULL INSURANCE"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Sec. 204(b), 1109, Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 App. U.S.C. 1114(b), 1279b); 49 CFR 1.66."
regulatory_source: "53 FR 23119, June 20, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
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# 249.4 Eligibility.

*In General.* All required marine hull insurance must be placed with:

(a) Underwriters licensed to do business in one or more of the United States;

(b) Underwriters at Lloyds;

(c) Member companies of the Institute of London Underwriters; or

(d) Other underwriters specifically approved in advance by the Maritime Administration.