marine insurance


Saturday, August 6, 2022
Shipping

Ukraine’s Grain Corridors Still Need Ships to Ease Food Crisis

By Aine Quinn, Ann Koh and Vivian Iroanya Aug 6, 2022 (Bloomberg) –Ukraine’s first shipments of grain since being invaded by Russia are a

August 6, 2022
Total Views: 1018

Friday, July 29, 2022
News

Lloyds To Insure War Grain Ships In Ukraine Sea Corridor

By Carolyn Cohn (Reuters)  Lloyd’s of London insurer Ascot and broker Marsh  on Friday launched marine cargo and war insurance for

July 29, 2022
Total Views: 4511

Friday, July 22, 2022
grain ship Unity N loading in Romania
Shipping

Ship Insurers Sail Into the Unknown as Ukraine Grain Deal Reached

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, July 22 (Reuters) – A number of insurance underwriters are interested in providing cover for grain shipments from Ukraine

July 22, 2022
Total Views: 2765

Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Shipping

Ship Insurers Seek Greater Assurances on Ukraine Grain Corridor

LONDON, July 20 (Reuters) – Insurers will only be willing to cover ships sailing through a proposed corridor to get Ukrainian grain out if there are

July 20, 2022
Total Views: 778

Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Shipping

Members Give Greenlight for North and Standard Club Merger

Members of protection and indemnity insurance providers (P&I) North and Standard Club have “overwhelmingly approved” the plan to combine the

May 31, 2022
Total Views: 1490

Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Allianz Shipping Risk and Insruance Report
Incidents

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
Total Views: 2794

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
Total Views: 2321

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
Total Views: 6541

Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Shipping

Marine Insurance Industry Braces for More Risk

By Ira Breskin (gCaptain) – The marine insurance industry is bracing to meet an expected upswing in multidimensional risk across product lines.

May 4, 2022
Total Views: 1962

Shipping

EU Targets Russia’s Global Oil Trade With Shipping Sanctions

By Nikos Chrysoloras, Alberto Nardelli, Alex Longley and Alaric Nightingale (Bloomberg) — The European Union is seeking to go beyond an import ban on

May 4, 2022
Total Views: 2122

Wednesday, March 30, 2022
A silhouette of a ship underway in the distance at dusk
Shipping

Ukraine Calls on Marine Insurers to Withdraw Russia Coverage

By Benjamin Robertson (Bloomberg) — The Ukrainian government has asked international marine insurers to stop all dealings with shipping companies

March 30, 2022
Total Views: 1263

Monday, March 14, 2022
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
Total Views: 2580

Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Maritime Security Incidents

Ship Insurers Extend War Risk Zone “Close To Romania”

by Jonathan Saul (Reuters) – London’s marine insurance market has widened the area of waters around the Black Sea and Sea of Azov that it

March 8, 2022
Total Views: 2703

Friday, February 25, 2022
Navy

Black Sea Insurance Rates Soar As NATO Fails To Protect Commercial Shipping

When Russia attacked Ukraine, the nearest US Navy or major NATO ally was in the Mediterranean. Now insurance rates soar as peacefull ships get

February 25, 2022
Total Views: 4468

Wednesday, October 13, 2021
cargo ship
Press Releases

Keeping Crew In Mind Following a Serious Incident

In the aftermath of an onboard incident that leads to serious or fatal injuries, the well-being of fellow crewmembers must not be forgotten – especially when

October 13, 2021
Total Views: 2463

Thursday, April 1, 2021
Russian FPSO MARSHAL VASILEVSKIY Transiting the Suez Canal
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
Total Views: 3201

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: 489

Monday, August 10, 2020
Marine Insurance Losses Seen Below $250 Million from Beirut Blast
Shipping News

Marine Insurance Losses Seen Below $250 Million from Beirut Blast

LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Insurance claims for damage to ships, goods and the port itself after a warehouse explosion last week in the port of Beirut

August 10, 2020
Total Views: 145

Tuesday, December 3, 2019
yantian express closeup
Shipping News

Uncertainty Prevails Across All Marine Insurance Lines, IUMI Report Shows

The return of major losses in shipping and the increasing accumulation of risk, both onboard ships and ashore, is impacting various lines of the marine

December 3, 2019
Total Views: 37

Tuesday, October 22, 2019
yantian express closeup
Shipping News

Marine Insurers Call for Action to Address Containership Fires

The International Union of Marine Insurance says it’s time to take action to address an alarming number of containership fires occurring in 2019. So far

October 22, 2019
Total Views: 123