Latest news from the marine insurance sector
The latest news from the global marine insurance industry. Updated each working day and without any access restrictions.
- Lloyd’s reports “solid” H1, but warns that market is softening September 4, 2026Lloyd’s yesterday September 3rd reported first-half gross written premium of £34.7bn (HY 2025: £32.5bn) and a combined ratio of 90.8% (HY 2025: 92.5%). Lloyd’s said that it remained on ....
- Tugboat capsizes off Korea; at least one death September 4, 2026A tugboat capsized off Busan on September 3rd after undertaking a job assisting a containership. One crewmember, the cook, was rescued, one as confirmed dead, and six ....
- Ferry and tanker collide near Penang Port in Malaysia, 21 injured September 4, 2026There was a collision occurred involving two Malaysia-flagged vessels, a passenger / vehicle RoRo and a chemical tanker, near Penang Port in Malaysia on Tuesday night September ....
- UAE and Qatari LNG cargoes are transferred via ship-to-ship outside Strait of Hormuz September 4, 2026Three liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes that had been loaded in Qatar and the UAE in recent weeks have been transferred between ships outside the Strait of Hormuz .....
- Turning fender holed ferry’s flood and caused flooding September 4, 2026The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch has said that protruding brackets from the turning fender, a more rapid approach by the ferry to the berth than anticipated, and some ....
- Marine businessman Mavropoulos dies after grounding of yacht September 4, 2026Two yachts were destroyed and a third damaged after severe weather struck off Cape Greco, Cyprus on Saturday August 29th. The incident caused the death by drowning of ....
- Insurer entitled to void policies and return premium to insured after previous fires not disclosed September 4, 2026In Cometsambre SA v Lloyd’s Insurance Company SA HIG 5321 (The Lowlands Mimosa) in the English Commercial Court (Butcher J presiding): [2026] EWHC 1837 .....
- Marine round-up : 4th September 2026 September 4, 2026Peter Birks will be in Monaco for the Monte Carlo Rendez-vous from Saturday afternoon through to Tuesday afternoon .....
- Hormuz mine clearance is insufficient to restore normal shipping, says INTERTANKO September 3, 2026The announced mine clearance in the Strait of Hormuz will not be sufficient on its own to bring commercial shipping back to normal in the Persian and Arabian Gulfs, tanker group ....
- Cargo vessel in Marmara Sea sinks after collision with tanker, 10 missing September 3, 2026Turkey’s Directorate General of Maritime Affairs has reported a collision on September 2nd between the Türkiye-flagged general cargo vessel Tugberk Imamoglu (IMO 9003548) and ....