Lessons from the Middle East crises highlight the ongoing strategic importance and vulnerability of the Strait of Hormuz as a critical global maritime chokepoint. This breakfast workshop will explore the operational, insurance and risk management implications of recent regional tensions, examining how evolving threats—such as state-backed interference, vessel seizures, missile and drone activity and GPS disruption —are impacting shipping and translating into hull, war and P&I risk exposures. The presenters will assess the effectiveness of the insurance market’s response, including pricing, clarity of coverage and communication, while questioning whether existing war risk frameworks adequately reflect sustained geopolitical instability.