From wars to tariffs, from technology to climate, mariners – ancient and young – directly face a more diverse set of risks than perhaps any other type of insured. They are leaning on re/insurance solutions more than ever before.
The growing arsenal of marine war risks
Maritime operators face a combination of traditional threats, a deteriorating international situation, and new weapons and tactics, from drones to spoofing
Sea transport faces national high alert test
Donsö Shipping Meet 2025 put war risk interfaces under the spotlight for marine insurers
Gauging the fallout of tariffs on the cargo market
The imposition of US tariffs on trading partners has added to existing uncertainty around geopolitical tensions, but cargo shippers and their insurers are adapting to this new normal
Disconnect widens between hull hazard and premium
Seven years on from Decile 10, SiriusPoint’s head of marine worries hull underwriters are repeating old mistakes – cutting rates and holding deductibles flat just as vessel values, repair costs and geopolitical risks climb
Axis and QBE syndicates lead Lloyd’s MAT profitability
Profits in the Lloyd’s marine, aviation and transportation account tumbled last year amid the war in Ukraine and the Baltimore bridge collapse, but some syndicates were able to increase returns in a challenging market, Insurance Day’s analysis shows
P&I clubs ‘only getting half their rate hike demands’
Market not bad enough to justify ‘blood in the streets’, Gallagher’s Alex Vullo argues
The burning issue of transporting EVs by sea
Fire safety will be a key priority for the shipping industry over the coming years, with improved regulatory frameworks and technological advances shaping the industry’s response to these challenges
What the delay to the IMO’s Net-Zero Framework means for marine insurers
Insurers must be aware of how to support their insured clients in navigating the rapidly changing regulatory landscape and the transition to new fuels
AI increasing physical cyber risk in shipping
AI-based coding tools could make complicated marine systems hackable by ‘novice’ threat actors, the joint Insurance Day/Lloyd’s List podcast has heard
Black Sea war risk market avoids ‘knee-jerk reaction’ to renewed fighting
Spate of recent attacks on ports edges prices up, but only gently
Softer rates demand innovation in cargo
New products and better data will help insurers remain competitive
Discipline pivotal for marine lines in 2026: Liberty’s Hicks
It is important to consider the longevity of capital entering the market, Christopher Hicks, head of marine, UK and Mena, at Liberty Specialty Markets argues
Inside the IMO: How the Net-Zero Framework was thwarted… for now
Lloyd’s List’s decarbonisation expert Declan Bush takes you inside the wood-panelled rooms of the International Maritime Organization in arguably the most momentous week in its history
Meeting Japan’s offshore wind ambitions
Low land availability and a mountainous landmass limit the possibility for the large-scale development of solar and onshore wind infrastructure but, as an archipelago, Japan has coastline in abundance
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