The Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian war risk exclusion justified earlier differential, but comparative loss records have seen reassessment of risk

Cyber attacks on the global merchant fleet are rising and shipping companies need better defences and bigger insurance policies

Total loss could double rates for cargo war risk across region, sources say

Matter rests with war risk insurers, International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds confirms

London underwriters expect rates to move after Houthis set fire to Sounion

No historic data, but pricing a new vessel type will be pretty much like pricing any other gas carrier, argues underwriting director, Reto Toggwiler

Research and collaboration needed to identify how new risk is shaping up, marine mutual argues

London market-backed facility addresses growing frequency of port blockages impacting international trade

Move from Congressional Democrats intended to apply retrospectively, with major implications for marine insurers on the hook for Baltimore bridge collapse

Fidelis is working with managing general agent Navium, including sharing pricing data

‘This was a marine loss, not a black swan event. A ship had an accident and I don’t think it’s going to have the impact people who don’t know the market are expecting,’ Cudlipp argues

Lascelles was most recently cargo and international markets portfolio manager, having been with QBE for 10 years