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And on previous occasions we discussed the coverage “uncertainty zone” that exists as a...](https://blog.amequity.com/longshore-insider/article/railroad-workers) ## [7/19/2011 Part-Time Exposure and the Longshore Act It’s a common situation. Mixed duty workers spend part of their time doing maritime work, and they spend the rest of their time, maybe even the majority of their time, doing non-maritime work. The...](https://blog.amequity.com/longshore-insider/article/part-time-exposure-and-the-longshore-act) ## [4/13/2011 Divers What about divers? Are they covered by the Longshore Act or are they crewmembers under the Jones Act and general maritime law? As usual, many coverage questions produce conditional opinions, and...](https://blog.amequity.com/longshore-insider/article/divers) ## [1/20/2011 Are truck drivers covered by the Longshore Act? This question comes up regularly. And, as usual, I don’t have a straight answer; just some thoughts on how to deal with the question. So, leaving a discussion of “situs” for another time, do truck...](https://blog.amequity.com/longshore-insider/article/are-truck-drivers-covered-by-the-longshore-act) ## [12/22/2010 Coverage – Status Section 902(3) of the Longshore Act is the status coverage provision. It states, “The term ‘employee’ means any person engaged in maritime employment, including any longshoreman or other person...](https://blog.amequity.com/longshore-insider/article/coverage-status) ## [9/23/2010 Perini Coverage You’ve probably seen references to so-called “Perini” coverage when the issues of situs and status under the Longshore Act are being discussed. I make frequent reference to it myself, usually...](https://blog.amequity.com/longshore-insider/article/perini-coverage) ## [7/13/2010 Coverage for Work on Bridges Work done on and around bridges is the subject of recurring questions with regard to coverage under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. So at the risk of doing more harm than good,...](https://blog.amequity.com/longshore-insider/article/coverage-for-work-on-bridges) ## [6/10/2010 Oil Spill Dilemmas Insurance carriers and brokers are puzzling through the coverage dilemmas presented by the Deepwater Horizon cleanup efforts. Are the shore side cleanup workers covered by state workers’...](https://blog.amequity.com/longshore-insider/article/oil-spill-dilemmas) ## [2/24/2010 Do I Need Longshore Act Insurance? If you go to the U.S. Department of Labor’s website (dol.gov), find your way under Agencies to Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs and then to the Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers’...](https://blog.amequity.com/longshore-insider/article/do-i-need-longshore-act-insurance) - [«](https://blog.amequity.com/longshore-insider/article/tag/status/page/1) - [1](https://blog.amequity.com/longshore-insider/article) - [2](https://blog.amequity.com/longshore-insider/article/tag/status/page/2) - [3](https://blog.amequity.com/longshore-insider/article/tag/status/page/3) Subscribe to our newsletter [Get started](https://www.amequity.com/join-our-mailing-list) ALMA Member Resources [Report a Claim](https://www.amequity.com/report-a-claim) [Review Your Claims Online](https://live.origamirisk.com/Origami/Account/Login?account=AEU&returnUrl=/Origami) [MEMBER WEBSITE](https://www.amequity.com/log-in) ![Amequity](https://blog.amequity.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Amequity_Feb2022/images/AEU-logo-white.png?width=129&name=AEU-logo-white.png "Amequity") - [![linkedin-icon](https://blog.amequity.com/hubfs/linkedin-icon.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-equity-underwriters/) - [![facebook-icon](https://blog.amequity.com/hubfs/facebook-icon.png)](https://www.facebook.com/AmericanEquityUnderwriters/) - [About AEU](https://www.amequity.com/who-we-are) - [Coverage](https://www.amequity.com/coverage) - [Blog & Podcast](https://blog.amequity.com/) - [Contact Us](https://www.amequity.com/contact) © 2025 The American Equity Underwriters, Inc.  All rights reserved.  /   [**Terms & Conditions**](https://www.amequity.com/terms-conditions)  /   [**Privacy**](https://www.amequity.com/privacy-policy)