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Jones Act

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-001938

A federal law, formally known as the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, that regulates maritime commerce in the United States. It requires goods shipped between U.S. ports to be transported on U.S.-built, U.S.-owned, U.S.-crewed, and U.S.-flagged vessels. The Act also provides seamen with the right to sue their employers for negligence if injured in the course of employment, impacting marine liability insurance.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-001938
FieldInsurance and risk management
SubjectCommercial Auto
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-INS-001938",
  "term": "Jones Act",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "A federal law, formally known as the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, that regulates maritime commerce in the United States. It requires goods shipped between U.S. ports to be transported on U.S.-built, U.S.-owned, U.S.-crewed, and U.S.-flagged vessels. The Act also provides seamen with the right to sue their employers for negligence if injured in the course of employment, impacting marine liability insurance.",
  "subject": "Commercial Auto",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/jones-act/"
}

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