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How the Suez Canal blockage may impact reinsurance rates

March 30, 2021 by Adam Malik

The fallout of the blockage of one of the most used shipping lanes in the world could affect global reinsurers differently than insurers, two separate analyst reports suggest. One, Fitch Ratings, says the blockage will be a large loss event

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Fishing for marine capacity after Lloyd’s partial withdrawal

July 5, 2019 by Jason Contant

Marine insurance, one of the “hot lines” in Canadian Underwriter’s forthcoming 2019 Stats Guide, is already falling on some leaner times. “Yes, absolutely,” replied Kent Rowe, vice president of Wedgwood Insurance Limited in St. John’s, Nfld., when asked if he

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Shop Canadian when selling marine, brokers advised

July 4, 2018 by Jason Contant

Brokers interested in selling marine insurance should target coverholders and managing general agents (MGAs) in Canada rather than going straight to the London market, a senior marine surveyor told Canadian Underwriter recently. “There are a lot of MGAs and coverholders

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Marine market faced with “aging fleet of vessels,” CBMU president says

December 5, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

The marine insurance market is “very competitive” and worldwide, premiums dropped 10.5% from 2014 to 2015, due in part to currency fluctuations, the president of the Canadian Board of Marine Underwriters said at a recent presentation. In the marine insurance

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Some rogue fishing vessels able to get insurance, research from University of British Columbia finds

June 7, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Rogue fishing vessels, including those flagged by international watchdogs for unlawful activity, have been able to secure insurance, according to new research from the University of British Columbia (UBC). The study, titled Cutting a lifeline to maritime crime: marine insurance