insurance


Monday, September 18, 2023
Smoke rises as a fire broke out on the cargo ship Fremantle Highway, at sea on July 26, 2023. Coastguard Netherlands Photo
Shipping

Global Marine Insurance Market Sees Positive Growth in 2022, Reports IUMI

The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) reports a positive trend in the marine insurance market, with an 8.3% increase in global premium base for

September 18, 2023
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Thursday, September 7, 2023
A view shows silos of grain from Odesa Black Sea port, before a shipment of grain as the government of Ukraine awaits signal from UN and Turkey to start grain shipments, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine July 29, 2022.
Shipping

Lloyd’s in Talks With UN Over New Black Sea Grain Insurance Cover

LONDON, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Lloyd’s of London is in talks with the United Nations over providing insurance cover for Ukrainian grain shipments if

September 7, 2023
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Thursday, August 10, 2023
A police boat with a Taiwan flag sails at the Port of Taipei in Taipei, Taiwan, February 9, 2021. Photo courtesy REUTERS/Ann Wang
Shipping

Lloyd’s of London Leads Insurers Tightening Taiwan Cover as Conflict Risks Rise

LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Lloyd’s of London underwriters are leading insurers in raising rates and cutting the amount of cover they

August 10, 2023
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Monday, July 10, 2023
Marine License Insurance FAQs for Groups and Individually Licensed Mariners
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Marine License Insurance FAQs for Groups and Individually Licensed Mariners

Unexpected shipping casualties or vessel incidents occur frequently and can result in an investigation and the suspension of your USCG license. Acting fast and

July 10, 2023
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Saturday, December 31, 2022
Dead In The Water Book
Piracy

Dead In The Water – The Best Maritime Book Of The Year

The following is a review of the book Dead In The Water, a book about the Brillante Virtuoso, a tragedy that shook the shipping world and left us all

December 31, 2022
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Saturday, December 24, 2022
Shipping

Japan Firms To Stop Insuring Ships In All Russian Waters 

TOKYO, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Three Japanese insurance companies will stop insuring ships for damage in all Russian waters due to the war in

December 24, 2022
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Saturday, December 17, 2022
Shipping

Smart Sanctions: The West Finally Gets Clever About Russia

Robert Huish (The Conversation)–The European Union and the United States are now targeting maritime protection and indemnity (P&I) insurance

December 17, 2022
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Shipping

Reinsurers Could Prohibit Black Sea Voyages Starting January 1st

by Carolyn Cohn (Reuters) Insurers may refuse to cover planes flying to Ukraine or ships sailing through the Black Sea as reinsurers – who

December 17, 2022
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Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Incidents

Pipeline Insurance In Limbo After Nord Stream Blasts

By Jonathan Saul (Reuters) With the mystery of the blasts that destroyed undersea gas pipelines between Russia and Germany unsolved, Nord Stream 1’s

October 25, 2022
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Saturday, October 22, 2022
Shipping

Russian Oil Logistics In Chaos With Weeks Until Sanctions Bite

By Serene Cheong Oct 22, 2022 (Bloomberg) –Traders, tanker companies and the world’s most powerful governments are becoming increasingly fixated

October 22, 2022
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Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Accidents

2022 Allianz Ship Insurance Report Highlights War, Fires, COVID, Climate Change, And Congestion

The maritime industry’s most anticipated annual report on incidents and casualties – Allianz’s Safety & Shipping Review 2022 – is

May 10, 2022
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Incidents

Ukraine War – New Marine Insurance Report Studies Impact Of Russian Aggressions On Shipping

The maritime industry’s most anticipated annual report on incidents and casualties – Allianz’s Safety & Shipping Review 2022 – is

May 10, 2022
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Incidents

Marine Insurance Report Warns of Ro-Ro Risk

The big, boxy floating steel parking garages known in the industry as Roll-on Roll-off ships, or RoRo’s, might be more dangerous than marine insurance

May 10, 2022
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Friday, March 18, 2022
Shipping

Bangladesh Seeks $22.4 Million Insurance Claim from Missile Strike on Ship in Ukraine

By Ruma Paul and Jonathan Saul DHAKA/LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) – State-owned Bangladesh Shipping Corp is seeking $22.4 million from

March 18, 2022
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Monday, March 14, 2022
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Shipping

Marine Insurance Mega-Merger? North P&I and Standard Club in Formal Merger Talks

Protection and indemnity insurance providers North P&I and Standard Club have announced plans to explore a potential merger of the two clubs. The

March 14, 2022
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Thursday, September 16, 2021
Shipping

Marine Insurers Warn of Liquefaction Risks from Sierra Leone Iron Ore Fines Cargoes

Marine liability insurers are warning bulk carrier owners of increasing liquefaction risk of iron ore fines cargoes from Sierra Leone. In a recent circular to

September 16, 2021
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Saturday, June 12, 2021
Environment

Can Marine Insurance Save Coral Reefs?

By Christine Murray (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As climate change threatens coral reefs around the world, conservation experts in Latin America have

June 12, 2021
Total Views: 1594

Thursday, April 1, 2021
Accidents

Marine Reinsurance Firms Expect Giant Suez Blockage Claims

by Carolyn Cohn (Reuters) – The recent blockage of the Suez Canal is likely to lead to large reinsurance claims, adding to upward pressure on marine

April 1, 2021
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Tuesday, October 27, 2020
The Maersk containership Venta Maersk transits the Northern Sea Route on a one-off trial run of the Arctic route
News

How Do You Insure Ships In The Arctic?

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Oct 27 (Reuters) – When Captain Will Whatley guides a ship through Arctic waters, he is starkly aware of what can go wrong.

October 27, 2020
Total Views: 485

Monday, June 24, 2019
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Shipping News

Rivals Ride Rising Rates as Lloyd’s Abandons Some Ship Insurance

By Carolyn Cohn, Jonathan Saul and Suzanne Barlyn LONDON/NEW YORK, June 24 (Reuters) – Rivals to Lloyd’s of London are riding a rising tide of

June 24, 2019
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