保险界应对海盗风险新对策

New countermeasures of insurance circles against piracy

劳合社市场协会战争险评委员会针对索马里海盗现状和目前在护航法律、航运安全和航运金融保险所处的困境,宣布从2011年1月1日开收船舶险特别战争险,从而引发了航运界对通过保险途径规避索马里海盗风险的关注。

With the greatest concentration of naval ships deployed to combat piracy operating in or close to the Gulf of Aden,the pirates have shifted their focus further east,meaning commercial shipping is now statistically more vulnerable in Indian waters than it is in Yemeni waters.Many insurers now require that the peril of piracy is moved from the marine hull policy to the war risks policy as part of renewal discussions,regardless of the original policy conditions.The payment in war risks policies of an additional premium when ships are considered to be at high risk is one of the reasons for this decision.