Insurance, Legal and Finance
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Bantry Bay kelp licence battle continues
13/08/2019A judge in Ireland’s High Court has ruled that a licence for the mechanical extraction of kelp from Bantry Bay, Ireland cannot be reviewed because the process of issuing it has not yet been completed. READ more
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Law firm partnership bolsters services
02/08/2019A global shipping law firm has established a development partnership which will boost the quality of its services. READ more
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Key appointment in the offshore insurance market
24/07/2019The West of England, a leading A-rated mutual marine insurer, has announced the appointment of a key strategic hire to support its strategy of expansion in the offshore market. READ more
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Malicious Vessel Seizure Insurance
23/07/2019Following recent events in the Straight of Hormuz, a new insurance offering will respond to a single peril of a ship taken by a foreign government, providing Loss of Hire costs and the services of a crisis management consultancy. READ more
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Waste law at sea not clear cut
01/07/2019A recent European Court of Justice (ECJ) case ruled that debris from a fire onboard a ship is excluded from international shipment of waste rules, but a law firm has stressed it leaves important questions unanswered. READ more
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Green Marine invests to expand
08/05/2019An Orkney-based marine renewable services provider has moved office and purchased an additional vessel as it seeks to expand operations. READ more
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Concerns remain for marine underwriting
02/05/2019An increased risk of large, more complex and costly claims has the potential to impact all marine underwriting sectors in 2019, the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has said. READ more
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Robust underwriting performance
09/04/2019At the first quarter 2019 Board meeting, maritime insurer The Swedish Club reported that it had continued to deliver robust underwriting performance and preserve strong capital adequacy in 2018, amid challenging market conditions. A combined ratio READ more
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Marine insurance can aid sustainability
09/04/2019Marine insurance firm Skuld has committed to contributing towards both commercial and environmental sustainability as reducing the ecological footprint of the marine industry becomes increasingly important. READ more
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Three common contract law mistakes
27/03/2019According to F. Daniel Knight a Shareholder at lawyers Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams, & Aughtry, P.C. in Houston, Texas, European companies doing business in the US make three common contract mistakes. READ more
