Japan’s LNG Buyers Assess How Insurance Halt Will Affect Supplies December 27, 2022 By Shoko Oda and Tsuyoshi Inajima Japan’s buyers of Russian liquefied natural gas are assessing how imminent changes to shipping insurance — triggered by the ongoing...
Russian Airlines Explore Buying Stranded Jets From Western Leasing Firms December 27, 2022 By Gleb Stolyarov and Carolyn Cohn Russian airlines have held exploratory talks with at least one major Western leasing firm about using state funds to buy...
Japan Urges Its Insurers to Retain Marine War Cover for LNG Shippers in Russian Waters December 27, 2022 The Japanese government has asked insurers to take on additional risks to continue providing marine war insurance for liquefied natural...
Insurance Rates to Stay Flat for Shipments of Ukraine Grain: Lloyd’s Insurer Ascot December 22, 2022 A cargo insurance facility providing cover for shipments via Ukraine’s grain export corridor will continue next year with no rate...
Exxon Avoids Hiring Tankers That Previously Transported Russian Oil December 21, 2022 By Asad Zulfiqar and Alex Longley Exxon Mobil Corp., is avoiding hiring oil tankers that previously carried cargoes from Russia, putting itself in the same camp...
EU Unity Over Russia Sanctions Falters as Europe’s Economy Weakens December 20, 2022 By John O'Donnell European Union unity over sanctions on Russia has started to falter as jitters about the impact on Europe’s own stumbling...
Insurers May Refuse to Cover Planes, Ships Exposed to Ukraine Conflict: Sources December 19, 2022 Insurers may refuse to cover planes flying to Ukraine or ships sailing through the Black Sea as reinsurers – who...
Oil Tanker Owners Show Signs of Shunning Russia’s Crude in Response to G-7 Sanctions December 16, 2022 There are tentative signs that oil tanker companies are avoiding sending their ships to collect crude from a key Russian...
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...
Aircraft Lessors’ Lawsuits Against Their Insurers Rise to $8B for Seized Russian Planes November 30, 2022 Aircraft leasing firms are suing dozens of insurers for around $8 billion in a string of lawsuits over the loss...