Insurers Still Unclear How G-7 Sanctions on Russian Crude Oil Cargoes Will Work October 24, 2022 By Alex Longley Just six weeks before European Union sanctions on Russian oil come into effect, insurers are still unclear as to exactly...
Russia Poised to Largely Circumvent G-7 Oil Price Cap, Insurance Restrictions October 21, 2022 By Noah Browning, Dmitry Zhdannikov and Jonathan Saul Russia can access enough tankers to ship most of its oil beyond the reach of a new G-7 price cap,...
EU’s Sanctions Against Russia Could Deprive Some of World’s Tanker Fleet of Insurance October 19, 2022 By Alberto Nardelli, Christopher Condon and Alaric Nightingale The European Union’s latest sanctions on Russian petroleum could end up depriving a swath of the world’s tanker fleet of...
EU’s Russia Oil Sanctions, Effective in December, Are Already Hitting Nation’s Trade October 11, 2022 By Julian Lee and Sherry Su European Union sanctions on Russian oil might still be eight weeks away, but they’re hitting trade in the nation’s crude...
Greek-Managed Vessel Shipped Coal From Russia Despite EU Sanctions September 15, 2022 By Áine Quinn and Alberto Nardelli A vessel managed by a company based in Greece transported coal from a port in Russia late last month, after...
G7’s Price Cap on Russia Oil Takes Shape but Will Russia Sidestep Insurance Rules? September 12, 2022 By Timothy Gardner The Group of Seven countries is working to cap the price of Russian oil in an attempt to limit Moscow’s...
Reuters: Russia’s State-Owned RNRC to Reinsure Russian Oil Shipments: Sources June 10, 2022 By Jonathan Saul State-controlled Russian National Reinsurance Company (RNRC) is now the main reinsurer of Russian ships, including Sovcomflot’s fleet, after Western insurance...
Insurance (or Lack of It) Is Russian Oil’s Achilles’ Heel May 25, 2022 By Jonathan Saul, Nidhi Verma, Yuka Obayashi and Carolyn Cohn Russia has so far deflected much of the impact of sanctions on its oil trade but the insurance industry threatens...
EU to Weaken Russia Oil Sanctions, but Keeps Plan to Prohibit Insurance of Shipments May 9, 2022 By Nikos Chrysoloras, Alberto Nardelli and Ewa Krukowska The European Union is set to soften its sanctions package on Russian oil exports after a weekend of wrangling, though...
EU Seeks to Target Russia’s Global Oil Exports With Insurance, Services Ban May 4, 2022 By Nikos Chrysoloras, Alberto Nardelli, Alex Longley and Alaric Nightingale The European Union is seeking to go beyond an import ban on Russian crude, targeting insurers in a move that...