46 USC § 53908 - Additional insurance privately obtained

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title: "46 USC § 53908 - Additional insurance privately obtained"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "53908"
section_name: "Additional insurance privately obtained"
chapter_number: 539
chapter_name: "WAR RISK INSURANCE"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "Financial Assistance Programs"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1630.)"
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# § 53908. Additional insurance privately obtained

With the approval of the Secretary of Transportation, a person having an insurable interest in a vessel may obtain insurance on the vessel with other underwriting agents in addition to the insurance with the Secretary. The Secretary is not entitled to the benefit of the additional insurance.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1630.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 53908 | 46 App.:1293. | June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title XII, § 1213, as added Sept. 7, 1950, ch. 906, 64 Stat. 777; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(141), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 166. |