AlfaStrakhovanie's involvement in the Caroline Bezengi response reportedly required a sanctions waiver before salvors could even start work
Matthew Sellers Aug 14, 2026
As Nautilus Marine Insurance returns to Hamilton this weekend, brokers are being urged to get ahead of the risk
The vessel's owners have gone quiet, no insurer has funded a cleanup, and Oman is largely covering the cost itself
News comes as claims threat to crude flows now at the worst point of the entire crisis so far
Seafarer welfare is funded through a world-first levy but insurers say a coverage gap remains at home
Gallagher link to attacked Saudi tanker underscores the caution
A record officer shortage is forcing insurers to cover seafarers long after they step off the gangway
“They’re liars, they’re cheats, they’re sick people” says President
Chubb, AIG and Berkshire Hathaway back $40 billion US reinsurance facility as Hormuz premiums hold near record highs
How brokers can protect themselves and clients as environmental exposures reshape the risk landscape
A broker playbook for identifying water exposures
