
Marine Insurance
Marine insurance is experiencing a period of rapid change, with a prolonged struggle to deliver underwriting profit forcing companies to reevaluate their proposition and the need to modernise. The class of business on which Lloyd’s was founded, the marine market is now navigating through a transitional period as it embraces technological reform and looks to rebuild its profit margin against a challenging operational backdrop.

Israeli shipowners set to pay more for Red Sea war risk cover after attacks
Premiums already up 200% after Galaxy Leader hijack and likely to get firmer this week

Falvey names Ascot's Nasso as chief underwriter
US marine insurer hires Ascot senior executive Tom Nasso to oversee underwriting

Pen Underwriting to write marine from box at Lloyd's
Gallagher-owned MGA plans to diversify box into 'complementary products' and other lines of international business that have Lloyd’s distribution

Skuld and Japan Club announce 2024 pricing
With 11 International Group affiliates now declared and only Swedish Club still to come, this renewal round will see the lowest percentage price increases in four years

Israeli owners may face war risk rate hike after car carrier capture
Red Sea transits unavoidable for Suez Canal users and even a rise of a fraction of a percentage point could add hundreds of thousands of dollars to cost of a trip

UK Club confirms general increase for members
Price hike at upper end of going rate driven by expected inflation impact

Marsh scheme could cut Ukraine war risk rates by as much as two-thirds
War risk cover for vessels trading with Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February 2022 have been volatile, with additional premiums thought to have touched an unprecedented 10% or more of hull value

Chaucer names Schnorr head of marine and energy
Schnorr joins specialist re/insurer from McGill and Partners where he was most recently partner in the reinsurance team

Why P&I clubs are giving away tens of millions of dollars
Three of the five International Group affiliates to have announced strategies for the 2024 renewal have included sweeteners totalling more than $80m. But are the payouts as generous as they look?

QBE adds German marine offering
Australian insurance giant continues European marine expansion

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Everyone with a well-paid desk job in white-collar shipping services should be properly grateful to the workforce that keeps the industry moving

What marine insurance buyers want
Trust is more important than getting the lowest-cost cover, buyers insist
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