by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 9, 2022 | Banking & Bancassurance, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Trading, insurance and shipping executives said last week that such a ban could further complicate trade in dry bulk and liquid commodities with Russia, making them more expensive, delaying scrapping of old ships, pushing up global freight rates and encouraging...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 4, 2022 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
The partial sale would result in a 400 million euro ($429.80 million) hit to Allianz’s net profit, the company said. Companies have been scrambling to shed assets in Russia since the invasion, which Russia has called a “special operation.” The insurer Allianz said on...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 31, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
The law, which could be in place within weeks, will give Russia sweeping powers to intervene where there is a threat to local jobs or industry, making it more difficult for western companies to disentangle themselves quickly unless they are prepared to take a big...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 10, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
But current proposals will nevertheless make life considerably harder for Moscow, assuming they are adopted. The ban on providing insurance would span the vast majority of the global fleet of oil tankers seeking to transport Russian barrels Tanker companies insure...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 18, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Preliminary analysis suggests that as many as 1.7 billion people in 107 economies are exposed to at least one of the three risks highlighted by the Global Crisis Response Group “The war is supercharging a three-dimensional crisis – food, energy and finance –...
