Wartime risk takers shield $830 mn daily trade amid threats
Mint Ahmedabad|January 07, 2025
Inside faceless office buildings scattered around London, a niche corner of the insurance market is keeping hundreds of billions of dollars in commodity trade moving through some of the world's most dangerous waters.
Bloomberg

As conflicts rage in the Middle East and Ukraine, shipping goods is becoming increasingly perilous, with the oceans pocked by the highest number of risky areas in two decades. The Red Sea and Black Sea are vital passageways for oil, coal and grains, and some of those essentials would be stuck in port without insurance against acts of war. A bigger-than-ever chunk of protection is being written by specialist providers, who pay out if ships or cargoes are damaged by drones, missile or drifting mines.

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