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Iran offers proposal allowing ships to exit Oman side of Hormuz free of attack, source says
Hundreds of tankers and other ships and 20,000 seafarers have been...
Polo Managing Agency supports launch of Syndicate 2047
Syndicate 2047 began underwriting on 1 April 2026 and is the first...
Iran laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz:UK Defense Secretary John Healey
John Healey,UK Defense Secretary The narrowness of the Strait of Hormuz — it is less than 25 miles (40 kilometers) wide at the thinnest point — makes the danger of sea mines more acute, as ships have less room to maneuver and greater odds of striking one of the...
World faces largest-ever oil supply disruption on Middle East war, IEA says
The supply could rise in April as some Middle East Gulf producers use alternative export routes to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, and said that, for the year, production would still expand more quickly than global demand. The war in the Middle East is creating the...
Chubb to be lead partner on US’s $20 billion Maritime Reinsurance Plan
“Together, DFC and Chubb have identified several American insurance companies to provide reinsurance policies behind Chubb and alongside DFC to expand market capacity,” the agency added. US insurance giant Chubb will be the lead partner on the U.S. International...
Shipping in Straits of Hormuz halted due to safety concerns, not insurance,says IUA chief executive
“Most prominent is shipping in the Straits of Hormuz where trade has been halted, not by a lack of available insurance, but by obvious safety concerns. The market for marine war risks is operating in the manner we would expect, given the increase in threats to...
Citi, StanChart evacuate Dubai offices, HSBC closes Qatar branches as fears grow
The moves came after a spokesperson for Tehran's Khatam al-Anbiya military command headquarters said on Wednesday that Iran will target economic and banking interests linked to the U.S. and Israel in the region, after an attack on an Iranian bank. DUBAI/LONDON:...
Drone strikes near Dubai airport deepen Gulf aviation chaos
The U.S.-Israel war against Iran has led to tens of thousands of flight cancellations, reroutings and schedule changes worldwide, shutting much of the Middle East’s airspace – including Qatar's – due to missile and drone threats. DUBAI: Two drones fell near Dubai's...
Zurich Insurance to buy Generali’s Iris unit for €337 million ($389 million) in cash
Zurich said the purchase will make it a top-three provider of life and non-life insurance in Ireland, where it has served customers for more than 75 years. The deal comes a week after the Swiss company made a firm bid for specialty insurer Beazley Plc and started a $5...
Lockton Re launches Agentforce 360 Platform
Robert Bisset, CEO, North America, Lockton Re, said, “Agentforce will support the streamlining of some of our sales activity, creating better informed and more digitally connected broking teams. Many of our client teams are truly global and so the ability to share and...
Aon announces first stablecoin insurance premium payment
Led by Aon's digital asset practice, this initiative builds on established digital-asset risk advisory capabilities, translating industry leading client services in insurance and risk management into practical application within the firm's own operations. Recent U.S....
US’s DFC announces $20B plan for Maritime Reinsurance in the Gulf
Working alongside CENTCOM, DFC coverage will offer a level of security no other policy can provide. We are confident that our reinsurance plan will get oil, gasoline, LNG, jet fuel, and fertilizer through the Strait of Hormuz and flowing again to the world,said DFC...