Aircraft Lessors Begin ‘Vigorous’ Pursuit of Insurance Claims for Seized Jets in Russia May 11, 2022 By Padraic Halpin, Conor Humphries and Tim Hepher Lessors with hundreds of jets stuck in Russia are preparing for what one said would be a “vigorous” pursuit of...
Multiple Marine Insurance Claims Expected From War in Ukraine: Allianz May 10, 2022 By Jonathan Saul Global insurers are expected to receive multiple marine insurance claims from ships damaged or lost as the conflict in Ukraine...
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...
Russia’s Leading Shipping Firm Sovcomflot Plans to Sell Part of Its Fleet: Report May 6, 2022 Russia’s leading shipping company Sovcomflot plans to sell part of its fleet, it said on Friday, as it grapples with...
Dubai Aerospace Files Insurance Claims of $1B for Aircraft Stranded in Russia May 6, 2022 By Shaji Mathew The Middle East’s biggest plane-leasing firm wrote off half-a-billion dollars for aircraft stranded in Russia, after the Kremlin issued a...
Russia-Ukraine a ‘Complex’ Situation for Insurance Industry: AIG CEO Zaffino May 5, 2022 By Chad Hemenway AIG CEO Peter Zaffino during the company’s most recent earnings call provided analysts with some insight regarding insurance implications from...
EU Regulator Warns of Increased Risk to Airlines as Result of Ukraine War May 5, 2022 The European Union’s Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) regulator warned on Thursday of increased risks to airlines due to the war...
Swiss Re Reports Q1 Loss as Ukraine War, Natural Disasters and COVID Take Their Toll May 5, 2022 By L.S. Howard Swiss Re reported a group net loss of $248 million during the first quarter, as a result of headwinds such...
Western Ship Insurers Terminate Cover for Russia’s Sovcomflot as Sanctions Expand May 4, 2022 By Jonathan Saul Western ship insurers are terminating cover for Russia’s leading shipping company Sovcomflot as multiple sanctions start to bite, companies involved...
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...