Anchorage or deviation? Additional premium disputes in cargo war risk insurance

Alexander Freeman and Richard Cooper, at Hill Dickinson, report on one of the biggest challenges in the recent Gulf conflict

The 2026 Iran war and, in particular, threats to navigation through the Strait of Hormuz have brought a familiar but complex issue back into focus for the marine insurance market: when does a change in a vessel's voyage amount to a "deviation" and can that trigger additional premium under a cargo war risk policy?