Underwriters have been steeply raising premiums to US, UK, and Israeli firms due to risks. Ship insurance companies have been hiking premiums by as much as 50 percent for US, UK, and Israeli firms sailing through the Red Sea due to the increased risks associated with those vessels in that region. Some providers are avoiding that business due to Houthi targeting. The increased ship insurance premiums and avoidance of business traveling through the Red Sea has to do with the chance that certain vessels could be targeted by Houthis from…
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