Definition of "Trip transit insurance"

Coverage on a single shipment of property while in temporary storage or in transit. This policy is most commonly used in moving of household goods, which are covered from the time they are picked up, put in temporary storage, shipped to another location and put in temporary storage, and then delivered to the insured's new address. Protection is on an all risks basis subject to exclusions such as war, wear and tear, and nuclear disaster.

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