Limited transits through strait raise legal questions around time requirements for constructive total loss claims

Competence in a mutual insurer is different from capability in many other businesses

Executive will lead the London-listed insurer’s marine, energy, aviation and space teams

Evan Greenberg says military conditions not yet in place for $40bn facility to begin assuming risk

Climate policymakers warn of fossil fuel crisis, while insurance survey reveals energy leaders see continuation of oil and gas

A major loss, a withdrawal of capacity or a shift in reinsurance appetite could quickly change the direction of the market, Willis’s Michael Buckle says

Despite mounting loss activity and geopolitical volatility, the energy insurance market remains deeply soft, according to Willis

Revell has more than 30 years of reinsurance experience

A reduction in the number of flights could have a knock-on effect on insurers, WTW warns

Broker seeks to address gap in traditional hull war market with London market-backed product

Aviation war market has failed to learn from Russia as Middle East Gulf tensions test pricing, coordination and leadership, warns Hive chief executive, Bruce Carman

Outside the region, robust capacity continues to temper calls for a market correction

Growth in marine, energy and US insurance premiums offset by lower reinsurance premiums

Re/insurer’s combined ratio improves by 11.5 points to 91.2% in the first quarter as catastrophe losses tumble

Bermuda-based carrier books $15m of losses from the Middle East

A reduction in the number of flights could have a knock-on effect on insurers, WTW warns

Growing appetite for cover as missile strikes and regional unpredictability heighten threats to businesses, survey finds

Insurers and trade bodies are calling for changes to ‘super conservative’ bank capital rule that is depressing demand for trade credit insurance

JWC secretary expresses doubt about US effort

The JWC confirmed that Bahrain, Djibouti, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar have been added to the listed areas for hull war, piracy, terrorism and related perils

Prolonged conflict could lead to stricter underwriting conditions and reduced capacity, particularly for risks linked to critical infrastructure and high-profile locations, analysts warn

Pool Re hails record number of private reinsurance backers

Escalation between the US, Israel and Iran is transforming political violence risk from a contained threat into a multi-jurisdictional accumulation challenge for insurers

The JWC confirmed that Bahrain, Djibouti, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar have been added to the listed areas for hull war, piracy, terrorism and related perils