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title: "Does Inland Marine Cover Theft?"
description: "Inland-marine theft coverage applies only to property and losses included by the form; employee, vehicle, and missing-property exclusions may limit it."
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page-type: "faq-question"
updated-at: "2026-09-25"
faq-topic: "inland-marine"
question: "does-inland-marine-cover-theft"
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**Related pages:**
- [Inland Marine FAQ](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/inland-marine) — parent topic
- [Business Insurance FAQ](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq) — grandparent hub
- [Does Inland Marine Cover Water Damage?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/inland-marine/does-inland-marine-cover-water-damage) — related question
- [Does Inland Marine Cover Flood?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/inland-marine/does-inland-marine-cover-flood) — related question
- [What Is Inland Marine Insurance?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/inland-marine/what-is-inland-marine-insurance) — related question
- [What Does Inland Marine Insurance Cover?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/inland-marine/what-does-inland-marine-insurance-cover) — related question
- [Tools, equipment and inland marine](https://thegeneralaverage.com/coverage/inland-marine) — related coverage guide

# Does Inland Marine Cover Theft?

Inland-marine theft coverage applies only to property and losses included by the form; employee, vehicle, and missing-property exclusions may limit it.

A missing item may not meet the form’s definition of theft.

Check the evidence required for a theft claim, vehicle and jobsite safeguards, exclusions, and limits for your highest-value equipment.

## More Questions About Inland Marine Insurance

- [Does Inland Marine Cover Water Damage?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/inland-marine/does-inland-marine-cover-water-damage)
- [Does Inland Marine Cover Flood?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/inland-marine/does-inland-marine-cover-flood)
- [What Is Inland Marine Insurance?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/inland-marine/what-is-inland-marine-insurance)
- [What Does Inland Marine Insurance Cover?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/inland-marine/what-does-inland-marine-insurance-cover)

## Coverage Guides Related to Inland Marine Insurance

- [Tools, equipment and inland marine](https://thegeneralaverage.com/coverage/inland-marine)

## Sources for Inland Marine Insurance Answers

1. [Commercial Insurance Guide](https://www.insurance.ca.gov/01-consumers/105-type/95-guides/09-comm/commercialguide.cfm). California Department of Insurance; Property Insurance; Commercial Property; Inland Marine; Boiler and Machinery. Accessed 2026-09-25.
2. [Inland Marine Policy: Contractors’ Equipment](https://www.dms.myflorida.com/content/download/132333/823484/SoF_Policy_CE_17-18_UM00056635MA17A.pdf). Markel American Insurance Company / American Association of Insurance Services; hosted by Florida Department of Management Services; PDF p.8 declarations; attached Contractors’ Equipment printed pp.1–13 (PDF pp.18–30); replacement-cost endorsement PDF p.34. Accessed 2026-09-25.

More answers: [Inland Marine Insurance FAQ](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/inland-marine).

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