The Challenge With Insuring Autonomous Ships

The large body of regulations known as maritime law should be addressed before or in concert with insurance considerations when it comes to autonomous vessels, British Columbia-based author Blake Desaulniers told Canadian Underwriter last week. “That large body of regulations and laws will have to be addressed before you can effectively address the insurance considerations or at least coincidentally or in concert with the insurance industry,” said Desaulniers, who has written for the Insurance Brokers Association of British Columbia’s BC Broker Magazine.