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- October 2 2026
Steamship promotes Peter Jones to underwriting director in Singapore
Prior to joining the P&I club as an underwriting manager a year ago, he worked for Thomas Miller and UK P&I for over 16 years in total.
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- September 28 2026
India’s US$1.5bn marine risk pool surpasses 3,000 cargo war policies
Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool has also issued 92 hull war-risk policies and three protection and indemnity insurance policies since its creation in May.
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- September 25 2026
Chubb elevates Lulu Tsai to head of marine, specialty for Hong Kong
She has nearly two decades of experience, with expertise across cargo, freight forwarders liability, hull, and fine art and specie.
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- September 24 2026
New IUMI president Sean Dalton sets course for diversity and inclusion, education, AI, sustainability
He was elected unopposed to replace Frédéric Denèfle during the annual conference in Rotterdam.
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- September 24 2026
Cargo crime crisis meets US$3bn Dali fallout as global marine insurance buckles under twin threats
Asia-centred cargo market faces organised criminal gangs armed with AI and record theft costs, while the Baltimore bridge casualty pushes P&I clubs toward overspill territory.
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- September 23 2026
‘Calculated risk, not uninsurable’: marine insurers urged to stay the course amid Strait of Hormuz conflict
US Rear Admiral Matthew Kawas tells the opening day of the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) annual conference in Rotterdam to 'let us handle the torpedoes', urging insurers to keep covering transits of the key waterway.
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- September 22 2026
QBE Australia adds James Butchart as national marine, aviation portfolio specialist
He was previously head of marine for Zurich Australia, where he spent over 14 years.
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- September 21 2026
HDI Global adds Rebekah Khew, LiLian Lau to North Asia underwriting team
Rebecca Kong had already been appointed as North Asia head of distribution and strategic partners last month.
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- September 11 2026
London P&I among insurers on the hook for Ocean Melody carrier after fatal blaze
Liberian-flagged cargo ship caught fire on Thursday while being docked for repairs in Chinese shipping hub of Qingdao, leaving 25 dead.
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- September 9 2026
Opinion: In a time of war, will other Asian nations follow in Japan’s wake?
Japan is the latest to explore a state-sponsored marine insurance scheme, but the move raises profound questions for maritime reinsurance across Asia.
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- September 3 2026
Brent Mullan returns from two-year travel, study break to join Gallagher New Zealand as head of marine
He joins the broker after a two year break, having last been a partner with Howden in New Zealand.
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- August 31 2026
Search called off for MV Ocean Winner as survivors tell of ‘unforgettable’ night
Only two Chinese nationals were rescued from the 24-member crew after the Panama-flagged bulk carrier, entered with West P&I Club, sank earlier this month.
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- August 26 2026
‘Challenges are opportunities’: IUMI president-elect urges insurers to play a larger role in supporting maritime resilience
Sean Dalton also tells InsuranceAsia News about 'unknown unknowns', and says the assets the industry insures will grow in size, value and complexity.
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- August 25 2026
Jocelyn Lee joins Lockton as cargo and logistics assistant vice president in Singapore
She was most recently a marine underwriting manager at Starr in Thailand and Singapore.
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- August 24 2026
West P&I confirms MV Ocean Winner coverage, while H&M claim could top US$25m
Panama-flagged cargo vessel went off the tracking systems and lost communication about 290 nautical miles off India's coast on Friday.
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- August 24 2026
Saudi Arabia joins list of countries exploring state-backed insurance for marine war cover: report
Ministry of Finance is exploring creating a pool capable of offering up to US$186m in commercial marine risk cover per event.
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- August 24 2026
Typhoon Dolphin’s ‘salty’ cargo disruption bill only going one way as North Asian port congestion bites
With over 2.4m TEU of capacity stranded across Shanghai and Ningbo after three storms in five weeks, Otonomi CEO Yann Barbarroux says the compounding congestion is reshaping the risk calculus for cargo owners just as peak season approaches.
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- August 19 2026
Japan mulls state reinsurance for oil tankers as it braces for protracted Middle East turmoil
Government plans to introduce the new legislation during the autumn extraordinary session of the National Diet.
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- August 14 2026
Strait of Hormuz, Red Sea, Black Sea attacks force war underwriters to get ‘hands-on’ as market fragments
Underwriters are now pricing each voyage in real time - relying on intelligence, not just history, to navigate a fractured market shaped by proxy actors, terrorism, sanctions and cyber threats.
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- August 12 2026
P&I club duo cancel war risk cover across Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden, Red Sea
Skuld and NorthStandard say vessels trading to, from, through, or within the affected waters will lose their war risk coverage from Sunday, with the cancellation applying to all fixed premium assureds.
