Think of oil-related marine insurance claims and your mind might be drawn to the grounding of the Exxon Valdez off Alaska in 1989. But these big disasters make up a tiny proportion of claims in the shipping industry. Most are much smaller and generally go unnoticed outside the companies involved. (Credit: VanderWolf Images/Shutterstock.com) Think of oil-related marine insurance claims and your mind might be drawn to the grounding of the Exxon Valdez off Alaska in 1989. But these big disasters make up a tiny proportion of claims in the shipping industry. Most are much smaller and generally go unnoticed outside the companies involved. (Credit: VanderWolf Images/Shutterstock.com)

(Bloomberg Opinion) — Three weeks from now, it's going to get a lot more difficult to get compensation for any damage caused by tankers carrying Russian crude.

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