Latest Russia Headlines

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As Law Firms Push to Drop Russian Clients, Some Say Not So Fast

Mar 16 2022 // Plaintiffs are decrying potential delays involved in law firms ditching sanctioned clients mid-litigation Leaving clients in court is ultimately up to a judge, and timing matters Several major law firms have said they will...

Munich Re Exits From Russian, Belarusian Business

Mar 16 2022 // Munich Re is joining other insurers, reinsurers and brokers that have withdrawn from business with Russia.Condemning Russia’s attack on Ukraine and supporting the sanctions, Munich Re said it will not renew existing...

Bermuda Suspends Permits for Russian Planes

Mar 16 2022 // Bermuda’s aviation regulator said it is suspending certification of all Russian-operated airplanes registered in the British overseas territory due to international sanctions over the war in Ukraine, in a move...

Russia, Belarus Represent Less Than 1% of Business Transacted by Lloyd’s

Mar 15 2022 // Russia and Belarus represent less than 1% of business transacted by Lloyd’s of London, the commercial insurance market said, adding that it would look to curtail Russian exposure in several of its specialist...

California Commissioner Wants Insurers to Withdraw Russian Financial Support

Mar 14 2022 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Monday issued a notice to all insurance companies doing business in the state to review their financial holdings and take immediate steps to identify and divest from any...

WTW Is Latest Big Insurance Broker to Withdraw From Russia

Mar 14 2022 // Global insurance broker Willis Towers Watson (WTW) announced on Sunday that it will withdraw from all of its businesses in Russia in response to Russia’s war against Ukraine.The announcement comes after competitor...

Russia Dropped From World’s Top Association of Ship Certifiers as Sanctions Deepen

Mar 14 2022 // The world’s top association of ship certifiers has withdrawn membership from the Russia Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) due to the impact of sanctions on Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine, in another blow to...

Australia, Netherlands Start Legal Proceedings Against Russia for Crash of Flight MH17

Mar 14 2022 // Australia and the Netherlands started legal proceedings against Russia over the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, more than seven years after the deadly crash.The move, at the International Civil Aviation...

Swiss Re, Allianz, Other European Financial Services Firms Turn Their Backs on Russia

Mar 14 2022 // Allianz and Swiss Re said on Monday they were cutting back on Russian business as European financial institutions turn their backs on Russia.The German insurer and Swiss reinsurer join banks Deutsche, Goldman Sachs and...

Norwegian Ship Certifier DNV Winds Down Russia Business

Mar 11 2022 // Norway’s DNV, one of the world’s top ship certifiers, is winding down its Russia business and reviewing all existing contracts becoming the latest company to cut such services as pressure grows on Moscow after...

Aircraft Lessors Face Legal Quagmire on Russia Jet Repos. Will Insurers Provide Relief?

Mar 11 2022 // Global leasing companies staring at an imminent sanctions deadline to repossess more than 400 jets worth almost $10 billion from Russian airlines have received mostly radio silence as experts warn of legal wrangling that...

Kazakhstan’s Flagship Air Carrier Suspends Flights to Russia Amid Insurance Issues

Mar 11 2022 // Kazakhstan’s flagship carrier, Air Astana, has suspended all flights to Russia and over Russian territory because such flights can no longer be insured, the company said on Friday.Air Astana, in which Britain’s...

Top Ship Certifier Lloyd’s Register Withdraws Services to Russia

Mar 11 2022 // Lloyd’s Register, one of the world’s top ship certifiers, is stopping services to Russia after sanctions were imposed on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, the company said on Thursday.Classification societies...

New Jersey City Votes to Halt Licenses of Gas Stations Tied to Russia’s Lukoil

Mar 10 2022 // Reflecting growing animosity across the United States toward Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, lawmakers in New Jersey’s largest city have voted to suspend the licenses of gas stations branded with the name of a...

Update: Marsh McLennan to Exit Businesses in Russia; Aon Suspends Operations

Mar 10 2022 // Marsh McLennan, the world’s largest insurance broker, said on Thursday it would exit all of its businesses in Russia, while its rival Aon suspended operations in the country.“We intend to transfer ownership of...

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine to Spur More Claims Inflation: Moody’s

Mar 10 2022 // Although insurance penetration in Ukraine and Russia is low, global insurers will face secondary impacts from greater financial market volatility and higher energy prices, Moody’s Investors Services said last week.In...

AM Best Raises Country Risk Level for Russia

Mar 10 2022 // The insurance rating firm AM Best said it has moved its country risk tier for Russia to a CRT-5 from a CRT-4 to reflect the “significantly heightened geopolitical, economic and financial system risk” in the...

Private Jet Linked to Russian Billionaire Impounded as UK Deepens Aviation Sanctions

Mar 9 2022 // Britain said on Wednesday it had impounded a plane connected to a Russian billionaire under new aviation sanctions which give authorities the power to detain any Russian aircraft and to ban exports of aviation or...

Sanctions Against Russia ‘Manageable’ for UK Insurers, Banks: Regulator

Mar 9 2022 // Sanctions against Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine are “manageable” for Britain’s insurers and wider financial sector, Bank of England Deputy Governor Sam Woods said on Tuesday.Britain is...

Britain Unveils New Aviation Sanctions Against Russia

Mar 9 2022 // Britain unveiled new aviation sanctions on Wednesday which give the power to detain any Russian aircraft and banning exports of aviation or space-related goods to Russia, saying it had already impounded one plane.The...