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
Kiernan Green May 13, 2026
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
In Hong Kong since 1982, West now backs major China Vietnam portfolios
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
New pool anchors domestic marine capacity on sanction-hit routes
The London market is marshalling capital to keep trade moving
As the disruption continues, brokers are defending cover, calming clients and examining risk across the globe's most exposed trade routes
Shipping risks intensify across Asia as multiple pressures converge
Gulf chaos has closed the Strait of Hormuz twice – and only one of those closures is anywhere near resolved
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