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Lloyd’s faces tens of billions of dollars of marine exposure to Hormuz crisis

Worst-case scenario could see market’s losses exceed 1990s asbestos crisis

AGGREGATE marine insurance exposure to the Strait of Hormuz crisis sits at around $20bn for hull war risk and billions of dollars more for cargo, according to multiple market sources.

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