The Strait of Hormuz blockade is weeks old - but the marine insurance story is just hitting its stride, with cargo premiums still climbing and Australian brokers directly in the crosshairs
Daniel Wood Jun 02, 2026
American forces have struck multiple sites putting ‘ceasefire’ in jeopardy
Insurance never disappeared from the Strait of Hormuz
A landmark ruling from Australia's highest court rewrites the risk calculus for every P&I club operating in Australian waters
Brokers, P&I executives and the Lloyd's Market Association have spent weeks pushing back against the narrative that marine insurers withdrew from the Strait of Hormuz
The definitional fault line running through the Strait of Hormuz crisis is not an abstraction - it is the difference between a paid claim and a coverage dispute, and it is already shaping how policies are being written and contested
A dedicated underwriting and service team signals Zurich's commitment to Australia's AR market
As the Strait of Hormuz remains shuttered, New Delhi deepens its dependence on an insurance architecture that operates outside the norms of the global maritime system
As missiles fly and markets shudder, a Macquarie University economist warns the real insurance story isn't the hull - it's the load
A broker playbook for spotting water exposures
