Boat & yacht insurance

Yes. Boat and yacht insurance is a mandatory requirement for all registered ships in Qatar, regardless of the nature of their uses.

Yes. You can get your boat insurance quote and buy your insurance policy instantly, remotely and from anywhere in the world via QIC’ website.

Yes. You can buy boat insurance for the first time or renew your existing policy via QIC’s website.

Yes. All boaters can buy their boat insurance policy personally regardless of being members of yacht clubs or not.

Yes. QIC offers boat insurance to all types of ships, including yachts, mega yachts, cruising yachts, luxury boats, vintage boats, private boats, charter boats, dhows, bareboats, classic boats, racing yachts, sailboats, antique boats, bass boats, old boats, canoes, fishing boats, houseboats, motor boats, narrowboats, pontoons, powerboats, small crafts, speed boats, trawlers, airboats, high performance boats, jet boats, large boats, lasers or dinghies, recreational boats, wooden boats, ski boats, jet ski, and liveaboard boats.

Yes. QIC’s Additional Equipment & Personal Effects cover can cover your yacht itself as well as the items onboard, such as fish finders, fishing gear, diving equipment and even your expensive sailing jackets with a generally lower excess. In Addition, our optional Waterskiers & Other Towed Items cover provides coverage for any personal waterskiing, kneeboards, wakeboards or whilst being towed on tubes.

Your basic boat insurance does not cover international trips or overseas boat travels, yet you can at all times opt for QIC’s Extra Geographical Area Cover, which provides broad navigation limits to meet your own cruising needs subject to the International Trading Warranties and Joint War Listed Area exclusions.