Legal

Comment & Analysis on Gulf Shipping, War Risks Etc

Some recent comments here from Tim Johnson, legal director at Kennedys: The 2026 US-Israel-Iran conflict has profoundly disrupted Persian Gulf shipping. Traffic through this critical chokepoint, which normally handles around a quarter of the global […]

Insurance Regulation

Hormuz and AML: Comments From FinScan

The situation in the Gulf region could prompt an exodus of cash and assets, and that poses a challenge for insurers when it comes to anti-money laundering compliance. Here’s some commentary from Becki LaPorte, Principal […]

Opinion

Cyber Threats After Iran Conflict: Comment and Analysis

There’s no denying that regimes in Iran can carry out various cyber attacks against the USA, EU nations and others as the conflict continues, or morphs into an uneasy truce. Here’s some analysis;Ā  Matt HullĀ – […]

News

Latest Analysis of Hormuz Shipping From Pole Star Global

Despite the two week ceasefire there seems little real change in the Gulf region and Hormuz in particular. Iran seems angry that Israel continues to attack Lebanon, or at least targets terror cells active there. […]

Global insurance trends

Iran: Latest Aviation Risk Update From the LMA

Ā The latest assessment of the situation, from Neil Roberts, Head of Marine and Aviation at the Lloyd’s Market Association; ā€œIn the last month, McKenzie Intelligence Services has confirmed that six international airports (in Bahrain, Iraq, […]

Opinion

Iran Situation: Could Cyber Attacks Be The Next Move?

Some insights on potential cyber risks for the UK, from Arran Roberts, Joshua Mooney, Partners and Alexandra O’Hare, senior associate at Kennedys: The conflict in the Middle East has rapidly extended into the cyber domain. […]

News

Latest Summary of Iran War Impact and Risk Outlook

Here’s the latest general risk outlook after a week of conflict in Iran and the surrounding Gulf/Israel region for you, from Flashpoint The conflict continued with additional signs of regime instability and reports of infrastructure […]

News

Iran-Hormuz Situation Will Spark More Insurance Inflation

Some analysis from Wealth Club and DBRS below, but let’s think about the likely scenarios from an insurance point of view; Marine/Hull/Cargo rates rocket, cover withdrawn already on traffic in the Straits of Hormuz. That […]