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The marine cargo sector faces turbulent times as increased awareness of the threat of terrorism has led to increased security at ports and territorial restrictions for cargo ships. Richard Turner explains.

The insurance industry is regularly faced with major catastrophes and disasters. Hardly a year goes by without some sort of major elemental windstorm or earthquake and most of these are part of the normal expectancy of underwriting risk. But every once in a while an incident occurs that has a far-reaching impact on the whole industry, with effects felt beyond the polices that pick up the claims. Piper Alpha was just such an incident, arguably altering the landscape of the industry for