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voluntary compensation maritime coverage endorsement

A voluntary compensation maritime coverage endorsement allows an employer with maritime workers compensation exposure to offer benefits of the state designated in the endorsement to an injured employee or survivors of a deceased employee.

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voluntary compensation maritime coverage endorsement

A voluntary compensation maritime coverage endorsement allows an employer with maritime workers compensation exposure to offer benefits of the state designated in the endorsement to an injured employee or survivors of a deceased employee.

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It is used in conjunction with the maritime liability endorsement, which extends employers liability coverage. The voluntary compensation maritime endorsement provides injured seamen an alternate remedy to legal action.