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Insurance Marketplace Realities 2025 Spring Update – Marine Hull and Liability

May 2, 2025

As we move into 2025, the marine insurance market continues to soften with all classes of business under pressure from increased insurer capacity.
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Rate predictions*: Marine Hull and Liability
  Trend Range
Hull and machinery (U.S.) Increase, (Purple arrows pointing up) Flat to +2.5%
Hull and machinery (London) Increase, (Purple arrows pointing down) -5% to -7.5%
Hull and machinery (Scandinavia) Increase, (Purple arrows pointing up) Flat to +2.5%
P&I (U.S.) Increase, (Purple arrows pointing up) +2.5% to +5%
P&I (International club) Increase, (Purple arrows pointing up) +5%
Marine liability (Primary U.S.A.) Increase, (Purple arrows pointing up) Flat to +2.5%
Marine liability (Excess U.S.A.) Increase, (Purple arrows pointing up) Flat to +5%
Marine liability (London) Increase, (Purple arrows pointing up) Flat to +5%
U.S. L&H mutual Increase, (Purple arrows pointing up) Flat to +2.5%

*All rate projections shown above are subject to good loss record accounts with higher end of range on accounts with greater risk exposure. Increased rates for accounts with adverse loss experience.

Rate trends

Rate trends
  2023 Q1/2 2023 Q3/4 2024 Q1/2 2024 Q3/4 2025 Q1
Hull 6.25% 3.75% 1.25% 1.25% 0%
P&I 7.50% 6.50% 6.25% 6.00% 5%
Marine liability 7.50% 7.50% 6% 5% 2.5%

Key takeaway

As we move into 2025, the marine insurance market continues to soften with all classes of business under pressure from increased insurer capacity.

  • London’s hull markets are seeing the largest reductions due to over-capacity
  • U.S. and Scandinavian markets are holding firmer on rate
  • This is putting pressure on clients to remarket
  • Volatility in large claims
  • Some of the stronger club’s rebated capital
  • Dali/Baltimore bridge incident mainly affected IG Club reinsurance, containership operators
  • Market is flattening due to over-capacity but markets holding due to claims of inflation
  • Marine excess markets still requiring rates on non-marine underlings — mainly auto – larger and more frequent nuclear verdicts
  • Markets require careful review of non-marine underlings and continue to require higher underlying attachment points, reduced capacity and higher pricing
  • Ukraine/Russia/Black Sea and Israel/Houthi rebels in Southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, still an area of uncertainty and causing high hull war risk rating and restriction from the market

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Disclaimer

WTW hopes you found the general information provided here informative and helpful. The information contained herein is not intended to constitute legal or other professional advice and should not be relied upon in lieu of consultation with your own legal advisors. In the event you would like more information regarding your insurance coverage, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. In North America, WTW offers insurance products through licensed entities, including Willis Towers Watson Northeast, Inc. (in the United States) and Willis Canada Inc. (in Canada).

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John Driscoll
Shipowners Leader, North America

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