by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 28, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
Most insurers already charge extra premiums for sailing through those waters and those charges could increase further if the attacks continue, according to Munro Anderson, head of operations at Vessel Protect, a specialist marine war risks underwriter A spate of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 16, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Insurance industry sources said rates for additional war risk premiums remained stable on Monday, although there was a possibility of a rise if a ship was damaged or sunk The cost of a Black Sea war risk premium, which is typically renewed every seven days and is in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 15, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Firing on a merchant vessel will ratchet up already acute concerns among shipowners, insurers and commodity traders about the potential dangers of getting ensnared in the Black Sea – the main route that both Ukraine and Russia use to get their agricultural produce to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 11, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Shipping and insurance sources familiar with Ukraine said they were not informed about the new corridor and there were questions over its viability. It was unlikely most ships would agree to sail at the moment, they said Ukraine announced a “humanitarian corridor” in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 3, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Ukraine is considering the possibility of insuring ships going through the “grain corridor,” news agency Interfax-Ukraine reported on Thursday, citing Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. “Now we are discussing in the government and, I am sure, we will make a decision on...
