US Offers $20 Billion Reinsurance Plan to Spur Gulf Oil Flow March 9, 2026 By Joe Deaux and Loukia Gyftopoulou The Trump administration announced a $20 billion reinsurance program aimed at reviving shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, where traffic...
Maritime Insurance Premiums Surge as Iran Conflict Widens March 6, 2026 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Manya Saini As the conflict in the Gulf widens, maritime insurance premiums for war coverage are surging — in some cases by...
Reinsurers Triple Ship Insurance Costs After US Torpedo Attack March 6, 2026 By Mihir Mishra and Saikat Das London-based reinsurers of ships are canceling their coverage of war risk and demanding 200% more to reinstate policies, according to...
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...
London Marine Insurers Widen High-Risk Zone in Mideast Gulf as Conflict Escalates March 3, 2026 London’s marine insurance market has widened the area in the Gulf it deems as high risk as the conflict in...
Lloyd’s of London Trade Body Examines Planned Conduct Overhaul December 16, 2024 Lloyd’s of London members have set up a working party to examine the commercial insurance market’s plans to overhaul its...
Viewpoint: How Liberty Specialty Markets Uses Tech for Claims Risk Management May 22, 2024 By Scott Kellers Once perceived as intricate, time-consuming, and on occasion, frustrating, insurance claims processing has undergone a substantial transformation with the integration...
Lloyd’s and Bermuda Monetary Authority Collaborate to Share Risk Expertise March 14, 2024 The Lloyd’s market and the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) are jointly developing an initiative to share risk expertise between these...
Shipping Insurance for Red Sea Transit Soars After Mounting Houthi Attacks December 20, 2023 By Alex Longley, Ruth Liao and Yongchang Chin The cost of insuring vessels that will transit the Red Sea jumped again this week after mounting attacks in the...
Red Sea Merchant Shipping Starts to Grind to a Halt as Houthis Step Up Attacks December 19, 2023 By Rachel Graham, Brendan Murray and Alex Longley Shipping in the Red Sea is grinding to a halt with oil tankers idling and container vessels rerouting around Africa...