CASUALTIES & PIRACY REPORTS

Casualty Briefs - 10th December 2009

 

War risk zone extended due to piracy threat

LONDON-based underwriters have extended massively the area of the Indian Ocean in which war risk insurance is required, as the threat of piracy spreads.

Ukraine leads move to step up anti-piracy measures

THE INTERNATIONAL community is stepping up the fight against piracy, with Ukraine set to assign special forces troops to ship-protection duties in the Gulf of Aden and France promising to share anti-piracy expertise with Malaysia.