by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 8, 2025 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
“These incidents highlight the Houthis’ disregard for human life, as they continue to exploit seafarers as pawns in their strategic conflicts,” said Jakob Larsen, chief safety and security officer at BIMCO, the world’s largest direct-membership trade group for the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 15, 2025 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
“We have reports that more ship owners are now exercising extra caution and are opting to stay away from the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf,” said Jakob Larsen, chief safety & security officer with shipping association BIMCO. Merchant shipping is continuing to pass...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 11, 2025 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
“Everyone is watching each other to see who goes first,” Barbara Harrison, vice president of crude supply and trading at U.S. major Chevron, said at an oil conference in Houston. Oil executives called on for a return to navigation through the Red Sea en route to the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 29, 2025 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Six ships linked to the US and UK have successfully transited the area without coming under attack since Jan. 19, when the Houthis said they would stop targeting vessels associated with those countries, according to the Joint Maritime Information Center, which...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 28, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
Insurance industry sources said on Wednesday additional war risk premiums, paid when vessels sail through the Red Sea, were quoted up to 0.75% of the vessel from 0.4% before the attack, although they were higher at 1% in February according to industry assessements of...
