Latest news from the marine insurance sector
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- New CUO at Britannia as team is realigned May 28, 2026Helen Todd is being promoted to Chief Underwriting Officer, succeeding Simon Williams, who will take on a new role as Chief Commercial Officer, effective June .....
- At least two more tankers transit Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday / Wednesday May 28, 2026Oil tanker Hua Win Lan (IMO 9614086) was identified yesterday as transiting the Strait of Hormuz out of the Persian Gulf, en route from Port Rashid, UAE (departed May 17th) to Huizhou ....
- Supertanker struck off Oman identified as Olympic Life May 28, 2026The VLCC which suffered an explosion on Tuesday while it was about 60nm east of Muscat, Oman, has been identified as the Olympic Life (IMO 9844277) off Oman near Muscat ....
- MSC settles out of court over ship that went runaway May 28, 2026A settlement has been reached in a legal action that was pending, related to an incident in 2024 during which a containership, the MSC Michigan VII (IMO 9196864) lost control and sped ....
- Maersk penalized $1.9m by FMC for improper billing May 28, 2026The US Federal Maritime Commission has secured a $1.9m civil penalty settlement from Denmark-based shipper AP Moller-Maersk over allegations that the carrier had billed third parties ....
- IMO warns on piracy resurgence in western Indian ocean, Gulf of Aden May 28, 2026The UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) has published a statement on the resurgence of piracy in the western Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden region, noting that Somali ....
- Syndicate Results 2025 #45 Allied World 2232 May 28, 2026The Lloyd’s syndicates have now published their results for 2025 and, in some cases, added detail and an outlook for 2026. Some have stuck to the bare bones. As in the previous few years .....
- Marine round-up : 28th May 2026 May 28, 2026The Swedish Club has launched a refreshed brand identity which it said reflected the organisation’s “continued evolution as a modern, forward-looking marine insurer serving the global ....
- Magnetic mines found on hull of LPG tanker at Russian port May 27, 2026Russian security service FSB had said that its operatives had defeated an attempted terrorist attack on a vessel in the Baltic port of Ust-Luga, Russia. The FSB said that they had discovered ....
- Tanker hit east of Oman May 27, 2026A tanker, unidentified at the time of writing but described as Marshall Islands-flagged and Greek owned, which was operating east of Oman, reported an external explosion near the vessel’s ....