Ship Reinsurers to Cease Covering War-Related Risks Related to Conflict in Ukraine December 16, 2022 By Steven Arons, Áine Quinn and Alex Longley Some of the biggest names in ship reinsurance are days away from ceasing to cover key war-related risks for vessels...
People Moves: MS Amlin Appoints TMK’s Evans as Senior Underwriter, Marine Reinsurance; WTW Global Aerospace Heath Names PIIQ’s Heath to Lead Aerospace October 24, 2022 MS Amlin Appoints TMK’s Evans as Senior Underwriter, Marine Reinsurance MS Amlin Underwriting Ltd., the Lloyd’s market re/insurer, announced the...
Sovcomflot’s Cargo Ships Fully Covered by Russian Insurers: CEO June 20, 2022 Russia’s state-run Sovcomflot has insured all its cargo ships with Russian insurers and the cover meets international rules, the chief...
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...
EU Gives Final Nod to Sanctions Targeting Russia’s Oil, Insurance, Sberbank June 3, 2022 By Gabriela Baczynska and Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS – The European Union on Thursday gave its final approval to new sanctions on Russian oil and top bank...
European Union Seeks to Coordinate Russian Oil Insurance Ban With G-7 Members June 2, 2022 By Ewa Krukowska and Alberto Nardelli The European Union is working to coordinate a ban on providing the insurance services needed to ship Russian oil anywhere...
Lloyd’s Is Working With UK, Global Regulators to Implement Russia Sanctions June 1, 2022 Lloyd’s of London, the world’s oldest insurance market, said on Wednesday that it was working closely with British and international...
EU Leaders Agree to Pursue Ban on Most Russia Oil; Insurance Prohibition Delayed May 31, 2022 By Jorge Valero, Milda Seputyte and Alberto Nardelli European Union leaders agreed to pursue a partial ban on Russian oil, paving the way for a sixth package of...
Risky Ship-to-Ship Transfers Keep Russian Oil Moving to China May 26, 2022 By Serene Cheong A logistically risky and costly transfer of crude between tankers at sea highlights the steps at least one Chinese buyer...
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...