Sunken Ship’s Captain and 1st Officer Sentenced to 20 Months in Mauritian Prison December 28, 2021 By Kamlesh Bhuckory The captain and first officer of a dry bulk carrier, which triggered the biggest environmental disaster in Mauritius, have been...
Africa Specialty Risks Launches Mauritius Reinsurer, Backed by PE Firm Helios May 21, 2021 Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), a reinsurance managing general agent focused on the African corporate and specialty market, announced it has...
Mauritius Oil Spill Disaster Caused by Lack of Safety Awareness, Admits Shipowner December 22, 2020 TOKYO — Japan’s Nagashiki Shipping said on Friday [Dec. 18] the grounding of one of its large bulk carriers that...
Japanese Bulk Carrier Splits Apart as Mauritian Authorities Work to Contain Oil Spill August 17, 2020 By Omar Mohammed A Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground on a reef in Mauritius last month threatening a marine ecological disaster around...
Explainer: Assessing Liabilities from Massive Mauritius Oil Spill August 14, 2020 A Japanese bulk carrier struck a coral reef off the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius on July 25, spilling...
Mauritius Seeks Compensation from Owners of Cargo Vessel After Massive Oil Spill August 12, 2020 By Kamlesh Bhuckory Mauritius is seeking compensation from the owners of the cargo carrier that run aground and spilled oil off its coast,...
Oil Leak from Cargo Ship Pollutes Mauritius Beaches as Insurers Assess Liability August 11, 2020 By Tsuyoshi Inajima and Shiho Takezawa The oil cleanup from a leaking cargo ship that ran aground off the coast of Mauritius continues while the government...
Ratings Recap: Fuji Fire, Munich Re (Mauritius), Ballantyne Re February 13, 2009 A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to ‘B++’ (Good) from ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and the issuer credit...
S&P Rates Munich Re Mauritius ‘BBB’ November 9, 2005 Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has assigned its “BBB” long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings...
Willis Group to Add S. African Broker October 6, 2005 Willis Group Holdings has agreed to acquire the business and assets of Reinsurance Consultants and Intermediaries Ltd. (RCI), the reinsurance...