Political Risk, Credit & Finance
The latest changes in political risk, credit, finance that effect the marine insurance market.
- American Club announces supplementary call for the 2024 policy year September 25, 2026In a progress update, American Club has informed its members that it will be levying a 35% supplementary call for policy year 2024. The Club said that for the current year, as of August 20th the...
- Tysers says 2025 saw some return to P&I stability after “turbulent” 2024 September 25, 2026In its just released report on the 12 International Group P&I Clubs and on the sector in general, specialty broker Tysers has said that 2025 was a more stable year for the International Group after...
- Zelenskiy says Ukraine is ready for partial maritime truce September 25, 2026Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told leaders at the United Nations on Wednesday that Ukraine was ready for a maritime truce in the Black Sea. He said it was now up to Russia to respond....
- Washington remains opposed to IMO’s Net Zero framework proposals September 25, 2026The United States does not appear to have softened its anti net-zero stance, coming up to a year since it sabotaged the IMO’s attempt to push through a framework that would have seen the IMO act as...
- IUMI 2026: Offshore energy insurance market faces growing profitability pressures September 25, 2026The global offshore energy insurance market remained challenging in 2025, with premium growth largely reflecting currency movements (particularly the weakening of the US dollar) and changes in...
- Incoming changes to SOLAS Chapter V will make pilot transfer arrangement standards mandatory September 25, 2026Changes outlined in IMO Resolutions MSC.572(110) and MSC.576(110) introduce new technical, operational and maintenance requirements. Members will need to review, and potentially modify, existing...
- Shipowners face growing financial risk from delayed EUA transfers, says EmissionLink September 24, 2026Service provider EmissionLink has warned shipowners and operators that waiting until September to secure and transfer EU Allowances (EUAs) could create unnecessary financial, commercial and compli...
- Red Sea mission needs more warships, says EU’s Kallas September 23, 2026EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has said that EU members sho (#prcf)uld commit to a substantial increase in the number of maritime security patrols in the Red Sea. She suggested, that EUNAVFOR...
- CENTCOM’s Cooper claims that Iran blockade is 100% effective September 23, 2026CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper, while expressing no opinion on the strategies that President Trump was reported to be choosing between, has said that 110 Iran-linked merchant vessels had been..
- Russia adapts fertilizer and coal terminals in the north to carry Black Sea grain September 23, 2026The geopolitical instability in the Black Sea, Persian Gulf and Red Sea continues to redraw global shipping patterns. Some Russian companies appear to have decided that the threat to bulk carriers...