India Seeks US Marine Cover for Middle East Energy Cargoes, Source Says March 5, 2026 By Nidhi Verma and Krishna N. Das India is in talks with the United States to secure marine cover for vessels shipping oil from the Middle East,...
Lloyd’s Market Engaging With US Government Over Gulf Maritime Plan, Officials Say March 5, 2026 The Lloyd’s of London market is engaging with the U.S. government’s International Development Finance Corporation over a plan to provide...
Update: Perishables to Plane Parts Stranded as Middle East Conflict Hits Air Cargo March 5, 2026 By Allison Lampert , Lisa Baertlein, Julie Zhu and Tim Hepher Shipments ranging from fresh produce to airplane parts are in limbo as Middle East conflict squeezes cargo capacity and pushes...
Oil Tanker Suffers Explosion as Risks Spread Wider Into Gulf March 5, 2026 By Weilun Soon, Alex Longley and Rakteem Katakey An oil tanker suffered an explosion off the coast of Iraq which damaged a tank that is losing water, signaling...
London Marine Insurers Still Offering Middle East Cover as War Risk Rates Rise: Broker March 5, 2026 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Manya Saini Marine insurers in the London market continue to offer cover in the Middle East, despite rising war risk premiums driven...
Travelers Stranded by War Learn Insurance Won’t Cover Flight Cancellations March 5, 2026 By K. Oanh Ha As the war in Iran grounds flights worldwide, hundreds of thousands of travelers scrambling to get home are discovering a...
Marsh, Aon in Talks With US on Insuring Tankers in Hormuz March 5, 2026 By Leonard Kehnscherper and Alexandre Rajbhandari Marsh and Aon Plc, two of the world’s largest insurance brokers, are in talks with the US government on a...
AmFam Reports Underwriting Profit, Top-Line Decline for 2025 March 5, 2026 American Family Insurance reported $2 billion more underwriting profit in 2025, compared with 2024—pointing to “deliberate customer-driven strategic actions and...
Bayer’s $7.25B Roundup Settlement Gets Initial OK From Judge March 5, 2026 By Diana Novak Jones A state court judge in Missouri gave an initial green light on Wednesday to a proposed $7.25 billion settlement to...
How State Farm, USAA Boost Customer Retention: Historic Dividends March 5, 2026 While competition in personal auto insurance is rising to levels high enough to dent customer retention at GEICO, a giant...