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Ukraine Russia conflict
All of our news coverage of the insurance and reinsurance market implications of the Ukraine – Russia conflict can be found below.
AerCap collects $1.3bn of insurance settlements linked to Ukraine war
23rd February 2024
Global aircraft leasing firm AerCap Holdings has collected over $600 million of insurance settlements over the fourth quarter of 2023, for a total of $1.3 billion collected during 2023. “During the fourth quarter of 2023, we recognized recoveries related to the Ukraine Conflict of $614 million, primarily consisting of cash insurance ... Read the full article
Inherent Risks to provide USAID medical evacuation services for Ukraine
22nd January 2024
Global risk advisory firm, Inherent Risks has won a prime contract for an undisclosed amount to provide emergency medical response and evacuation services to United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded projects in Ukraine. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Inherent Risks has provided $9.88 billion in development ... Read the full article
Marsh McLennan collaborates with Ukraine to provide insurance for Black Sea grain shipments
15th November 2023
Marsh McLennan, in collaboration with the Ukrainian government, the Export Credit Agency of Ukraine, Ukreximbank, Ukrgasbank and DZ Bank, has launched a new facility named 'Unity' to provide "affordable insurance supporting the export of grain and other critical food supplies globally from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports." Underwritten by insurers based at ... Read the full article
Ukraine launches Marsh McLennan-supported war risk data platform
12th October 2023
Ukraine has activated a data platform, supported by Marsh McLennan, that will allow insurers, investors and governments to analyse war risks in the country. Re/insurance brokerage Marsh McLennan supported the Government of Ukraine in designing and testing the platform to help in the nation’s recovery and transformation. The data platform brings together ... Read the full article
Vessel Protect reaffirms support for commercial operators looking to export Ukrainian grain
5th October 2023
Vessel Protect, a specialist war risk underwriter and part of Pen Underwriting, has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting commercial operators who are looking to export Ukrainian grain, as the new maritime corridor "begins to gain traction". Munro Anderson, Head of Operations at Vessel Protect, noted that the firm is seeing renewed ... Read the full article
Marine loss from Russia-Ukraine conflict insignificant compared with aviation loss: Miller
18th July 2023
At around $400m, marine loss from the Russia-Ukraine war seems insignificant compared with the aviation loss, where more than 400 aircraft worth almost $10bn, have been stuck in Russia after lessees did not return the jets, according to Miller’s marine insurance market report. The marine insurance market expects to be impacted ... Read the full article
Aviation lessors contest insurance dispute hearings in Russia: Reuters
10th July 2023
A host of over 40 aviation leasing firms who are struggling with insurers over who should bear up to $10 billion in costs for 400 jets stuck in Russia are urging the High Court to allow a reinsurance dispute to be heard in London, not Moscow, according to a recent ... Read the full article
Marsh McLennan to help Ukraine access global insurance market
22nd June 2023
Re/insurance brokerage, Marsh McLennan, has announced it will work with the Ukrainian government to help it unlock access to the global insurance market. As part of the support, the broker said it will provide services on a pro-bono basis to design and deliver a risk data platform that will allow insurers ... Read the full article
MS Amlin falls to net loss as hurricane Ian and war in Ukraine dent underwriting
14th February 2023
The impact of investment losses, Hurricane Ian, and the ongoing war in Ukraine has seen MS Amlin post a net loss of £305 million for the period January to end of September 2022, as the firm's combined ratio weakened to 111.9%. In its financial year 2022 3Q results, which covers the ... Read the full article
Russia’s cyber warfare in Ukraine tops 2022 incidents list: Tokio Marine
2nd February 2023
Findings from Tokio Marine HCC International’s (TMHCCI) latest annual Cyber Incidents Report, shows that in 2022, global cybercrime stakes were raised significantly with entire governments, as well as individual businesses falling victim to regular and often devastating attacks. Topping the list in the reports top ten cyber incidents of 2022 was ... Read the full article
Japanese insurers resume Russian coverage after restoring reinsurance
30th December 2022
Some of Japan's largest non-life insurers look set to continue providing marine war insurance coverage in a major policy U-turn, following negotiations with reinsurers, and after pressure from the Japanese Government not to drop the business. Insurers including Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance, Sompo Japan Insurance and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance ... Read the full article
Insurance economists forecast high inflation to persist well into 2023: GDV
30th December 2022
During an online panel hosted by the German Insurance Association (GDV), leading economists in the insurance industry suggested elevated inflation rates will persist well into the coming year despite levels easing recently. Munich Re chief economist, Michael Menhart, stated that inflation will fall in 2023, though even by year-end it will ... Read the full article
Quarter of Russian crude oil shipments in December used western insurance
29th December 2022
According to a Financial Times analysis of shipping and insurance records, around a quarter of Russian seaborne crude oil shipments since restrictions started on December 5 were insured by western companies. Based on an analysis of data from Kpler, the Financial Times report states that 18 Russian crude oil cargoes have ... Read the full article
Japanese insurers in talks with reinsurers to resume coverage in Russian waters
29th December 2022
Japanese insurers, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance, Sompo Japan Insurance and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance, which are all set to halt marine coverage of risks related to the war in Ukraine starting next month, are in talks with reinsurers to resume those operations. The three insurers told shipowners that they would ... Read the full article
Reinsurers pull Ukraine ship cover for American Club
28th December 2022
The American Steamship Owners Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association, Inc. (the American Club) has announced that its reinsurers have served a notice to cancel certain war risk exposures related to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The American Club, a US-domiciled mutual protection and indemnity club, says that it in turn ... Read the full article