Shipping insurers threaten to cancel policies after Iran strikes
Maersk halted sailings through the Suez Canal and Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the point connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean
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A navy vessel is seen sailing in the Strait of Hormuz
Insurance companies are telling ship owners they may cancel policies and raise coverage prices as much as 50% for vessels traveling through the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, the Financial Times reports.
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