Latest news from the marine insurance sector
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- Romania shoots down two more drones off its coastline October 19, 2026Romanian F-16 fighter jets shot down two drones over the country’s territorial waters on Saturday October 17th, the country’s Ministry of Defence has said. The two drones entered Romanian .....
- Munich Re takes lead on International Group collective overspill layer: report October 19, 2026Munich Re has taken the lead position on the International Group of P&I Clubs’ $1bn collective overspill layer, The Insurer has reported, citing multiple sources, This layer was ....
- DF Peak detained in Réunion October 19, 2026Crude oil tanker DF Peak (IMO 9341067), which was intercepted and boarded by French forces on October 12th near Madagascar off the south-eastern coast of Africa (IMN October 14th ....
- International vessels seek shelter in Norwegian waters October 19, 2026The Norwegian Armed Forces’ Joint Headquarters said late last week that a dozen vessels had sought shelter from a storm off Lofoten, and that two of them were the Chinese deck cargo .....
- IMB records a 34-year piracy low October 19, 2026Piracy and armed robbery at sea incidents during the first nine months of 2026 fell to their lowest since 1992, according to the latest report from the ICC International ....
- NorthStandard reports further incident involving UN 3378 Sodium Carbonate Peroxyhydrate October 19, 2026Group Club and marine insurer NorthStandard has warned that, since issuing its initial alert on October 7th (IMN round-up, October 8th), it had received a further report of a container ....
- Six-month waiver in India for new salvage & marine pollution response rules October 19, 2026India’s Directorate General of Maritime Administration (DGMA), Mumbai, confirmed late last week that it would be offering a six-month waiver until April 2027 its recently announced ....
- Vessel aground near Kaliningrad October 19, 2026Cargo ship Sunny Faith (IMO 9354583) ran aground in the Kaliningrad Region close to the tourist village of Yantarni during the afternoon of October 9th. There were 19 crew members on .....
- Tysers Group Club Summary: #12 West P&I October 19, 2026West P&I reported continued improving results which have seen an upgrade this year by S&P from BBB+ to A- (stable outlook) ....
- Lockton summary of non-IG Club marine insurers: Insure Marine Underwriting October 19, 2026Headquarters: Rotterdam, Netherlands Security: NNPC/North Standard S&P Rating ....