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Dan Bookham

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Dan Bookham is a vice president with Allen Insurance & Financial. He specializes in longshore, offshore, and shipyard risk. He can be reached at 1-800-236-4311 or [email protected].

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Tugboats return to harbor after assisting the chemical and oil products tanker Mersini from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Shutterstock photo.

What mariners can expect from the insurance market in 2026

AI tools help insurers analyze vessel data, predict risks, and improve coverage decisions. Shutterstock photo.

How artificial intelligence is reshaping marine insurance

Lithium-ion battery technology offers numerous benefits, but it also poses several significant hazards that vessel operators, industrial facilities, and boatyards must address proactively. Shutterstock image.

The Li-ion threat

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Insurance premiums likely to reflect tariffs

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Safety at work: An emotional issue

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Exploiting the legal system

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Look for marine insurance rates to increase

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Use close calls to your advantage

G&H Towing

How to be attractive to marine insurers

The insurance market is concerned about the rising frequency and severity of natural catastrophes. NOAA image

Insurance market concerns still loom in 2024

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Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Jaggers was assigned to Air Station Astoria and working in the rescue of a distressed mariner from a commercial ship offshore, according to the Coast Guard. Coast Guard photo.
March 6, 2026

Coast Guard aviator dies of injuries suffered during rescue off Oregon

The change is expected to save the industry about $484 million annually in compliance costs, the Interior Department said. Shutterstock photo.
March 6, 2026

Interior proposes rollback of offshore financial assurance requirements

The State of Maine was christened in August 2025 and officially delivered on March 5, 2026. TOTE Services photo.
March 5, 2026

Third NSMV State of Maine delivered

The U.S. Coast Guard has selected the campus of Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Ala., as the site of a new training center expected to begin operations later in 2026. The existing facilities will support expanded training capacity under the service’s Force Design 2028 initiative. Birmingham-Southern College photo.
March 5, 2026

Coast Guard selects Alabama campus for new training center

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