The ongoing Iran-Israel-US war has had indirect but notable repercussions on the Jordanian insurance sector, influencing risk exposure, insurance demand, and the performance of related economic sectors, says the Jordan Insurance Federation.
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Special Contingency Insurance is often treated as a boilerplate risk transfer, but the ongoing regional crisis has revealed the gap between being insured on paper and being protected in practice.
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The ongoing Middle East conflict underscores that war risk is a dynamic exposure rather than a static extension of insurance coverage.
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In a move that has attracted few immediate headlines, the Government of India has approved a US$1.4bn sovereign-backed maritime insurance pool.
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Sri Lanka Insurance Regulatory Commission’s Ms Damayanthi Fernando details the disruptions to the country arising from the Middle East war and the adaptive strategies deployed to navigate this period of instability.
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The General Arab Insurance Federation (GAIF) has urged stakeholders to consider alternative solutions to strengthen the sector’s capacity to deal with war risks.
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The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and Chubb have announced six American insurance partners that will provide reinsurance for DFC’s Maritime Reinsurance plan.
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Beazley, a leading specialty insurer, has announced its intention to launch a new marine war consortium, to provide up to $1bn of Lloyd’s capacity, comprising $500m for Hull War and $500m for cargo war, that will be complementary to the existing capacity available in the market.
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Persian Gulf states have experienced material damage from retaliatory Iranian missile and drone attacks, following the commencement of hostilities between the US, Israel and Iran on 28 February, according to a report released by Guy Carpenter, a Marsh business and leading global risk and reinsurance specialist.
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Shipowners and brokers need to consider the scope of their war risk cover, as the number of war risk claims following incidents outside of traditional high-risk areas has risen, a senior underwriter at the London P&I Club has warned.
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While listed insurers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have delivered improved profitability, regional geopolitical tensions are affecting certain lines of business and investment portfolios, according to AM Best.
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Export confidence has held up better during the ongoing Middle East armed hostilities than during the 2025 tariff shock, dropping by only 6ppts to 75% of exporters still expecting positive growth, according to findings published in Allianz Trade Global Survey 2026 “Business as ‘Unusual’ report.
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