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Would tolls paid by shipowners to Iran be covered by insurance?
15 April 2026   Lloyd’s Market Association marine boss says any long-term toll payment is ‘unacceptable’.

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Operational Risk
It’s time to set a practical agenda for a softer market facing harder operational risks, argues member of Singapore’s GIA.
Insurance
Long-term strategy is built around strengthening its service to members, says president.
Insurance
High levels of capacity are putting downward pressure on marine insurance rates, says IUA chief.
Insurance
Geopolitics will dominate IUMI’s Singapore conference, with war, trade tensions and sanctions high on the agenda alongside technology, ESG and safety, says Lange.
Insurance
From Red Sea disruptions to cyber vulnerabilities, hull underwriters must tackle new risks and address alternative fuels, says Markel’s Paul Western.
Reinsurance
Data, relationships and claims define the fragile equilibrium in P&I reinsurance heading into 2026, says Gallagher Re’s Jason Cudlipp.
Reinsurance
Markel warns marine insurers to prepare for volatile trade routes as geopolitical conflict creates risk and new opportunity.
Reinsurance
As China drives unprecedented renewable growth, insurers are rethinking how to cover emerging technologies and concentrated coastal risks, says Gallagher Re.
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7 April 2026   Six US reinsurers join Chubb to support Strait of Hormuz trade.
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31 March 2026   Outgoing incumbent moves across to group-wide role.
31 March 2026   London-based MGA joins Optio to enhance hull, cargo and shipbuilding coverage.
30 March 2026   Rerouting and rising costs pressure freight rates, security, insurance costs.
27 March 2026   Marine, energy and political violence lines face targeted pressure; no broad hardening.
26 March 2026   War risk pricing shifts but capacity remains across key marine lines.
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