As of Sunday, countries remained far apart on the basic scope of...
Category:
International News
Latest
UK expands sanctions against Russian oil fleet and its insurers
The measures ban any cooperation with Moscow-based insurers...
UK employers warn tax rise will hit investment and pay
Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his finance minister Rachel Reeves...
World far short of climate goals during ‘decade of action’ -report
The report also said big developing countries like India and China, which in 2018 accounted for 42% of all emissions, "will dominate the uncertainty” in climate progress with their emissions growing faster in coming years than emissions are reduced elsewhere...
Reinsurers return more capital on very strong 2021 results: Fitch
The strong increase in earnings in 2021 allows reinsurers to overcompensate for a rise in excess mortality losses linked to Covid-19, above-average natural catastrophe claims and a lower investment income Paris/Frankfurt: The four major European reinsurers – Hannover...
Market volatility is Ukraine war’s main risk for European insurers: Fitch
``We estimate that global reinsurers’ coverage of risks in Russia typically accounts for less than 2% of their gross written premiums (GWP). The exposure is mostly from specialty lines, such as energy, marine and aviation, typically written through Lloyd’s of London...
Magnitude 7.3 Earthquake hits Japan’s Fukushima area, triggers a tsunami advisory & disrupts power in Tokyo
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said more than 2 million buildings, including around 700,000 in Tokyo, lost power. No irregularities have been found at its Dai-ni nuclear power plant in Fukushima, while the Dai-ichi plant is still being checked, Chief Cabinet Secretary...
Bermuda suspends permits for Russian-operated planes over safety oversight concerns
Of the nearly 1,000 planes in the Russian fleet, 745 were registered in Bermuda, aviation consulting firm IBA said on March 1. Of those, 713 were leased and 32 owned Russia's government said on Thursday it had proposed allowing foreign planes leased by Russian...
Air Lease says Russian law on leased jets could help in claiming insurance
"It (the law) helps the insurance question because it demonstrates the intent to confiscate which is, I think, a critical aspect of our war-risk insurance," Air Lease chairman Steven Udvar-Házy said on Wednesday The new law allows Russian airlines to place airplanes...
Munich Re announces withdrawal from Russian business
“Existing contracts in Russia and Belarus will not be renewed,” the Munich-based company said on its website Wednesday. The same applies to Munich Re's investments in the region Exceptions will only be made if ending business “would negatively affect persons or...
Lloyd’s of London fines Atrium Underwriters over $1 mln for ‘Boys’ Night Out’ bullying
Lloyd's said in its "notice of censure" that Atrium failed to take adequate steps to deal with an employee's "systematic campaign of bullying against a junior employee over a number of years" and failed to notify Lloyd's of the case LONDON: Lloyd's of London has fined...
MS Amlin expands in Asia Pacific with double hires
Will Ho, CEO, MS Amlin Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, commented: “We are committed to growing our presence in the Asian market by investing in talented individuals London: MS Amlin Underwriting Limited (MS AUL), the Lloyd’s global (re)insurer, today announces the appointments...
China asks state insurers to review exposure to Russia, Ukraine
The development underscores Beijing’s efforts behind the scenes to minimize risk to its own institutions even as it continues to maintain strong trade ties with Russia in the face of crippling sanctions imposed by the West on that country Beijing: China has told top...