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African maritime insurance more critical than ever as piracy surges

April 24 2025 By Reinsurance Solutions marine insurance, maritime, piracy

Maritime piracy in East Indian Ocean waters has returned after a decade of relative calm in this area, with Somali pirates launching renewed attacks on vessels routing past the Horn of Africa. This has once again highlighted the importance of marine re/insurance to assist ship and cargo owners, as well as African companies, in mitigating the financial risks associated with international shipping. This increase in piracy comes off the back of the ...

Opportunities for marine underwriters in Southern Africa

June 24 2021 By Nicole Lopes marine insurance, reinsurance, africa, nicole lopes

The ocean is vital to the livelihoods of Africans. Whether subsistence fishermen or commercial fishing enterprises, importers or exporters, it plays a critical role in Africans' access to food, trade and income. This presents opportunities for marine underwriters that are prepared to invest in the continent and specifically, the Southern African region. Marine trade in Africa While a third of African countries are landlocked, maritime transit rem...