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One war, two books: Aggregation crossing from aviation into marine

2026-11-09T12:07:00+00:00

The Russian fleet loss and the Black Sea and Red Sea marine casualties share a geopolitical origin. They will reach reinsurers through event and occurrence wordings that were never drafted to count this kind of loss. By Russell D Pulver

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