Latest Ukraine Headlines

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Insurers Stop Offering Cargo Insurance for Ukraine Grains Shipments: Sources

Nov 2 2022 // Insurers are no longer offering new cargo insurance cover for shipments out of Ukraine through a U.N.-backed safe corridor after Russia suspended its participation, industry sources said on Tuesday.An export deal, agreed...

Update: Lloyd’s Insurer Ascot Pauses Writing New Cover for Ukrainian Grain Shipments

Oct 31 2022 // Lloyd’s of London insurer Ascot is suspending writing cover for new shipments using the Ukrainian grains corridor in the Black Sea until it has more clarity about the situation there, a senior official said on...

Grain Ships Sail From Ukraine Despite Moscow Exit From Deal; Insurance Cover Paused

Oct 31 2022 // Ships brought grain from Ukrainian ports on Monday, suggesting Moscow had stopped short of reimposing a blockade that might have caused world hunger, despite suspending its participation in a U.N. program to safely export...

Ukraine Insurance Pricier, Harder to Organize Than During Iraq War: Sources

Oct 21 2022 // Insurance for humanitarian workers, journalists, engineers and others heading to Ukraine is now more expensive and harder to organize than during the Iraq war.While initially nervous about providing cover in the immediate...

Extreme Weather Poses as Big a Threat to Global Energy Security as Ukraine War: WMO

Oct 12 2022 // Energy infrastructure will become more vulnerable to extreme weather such as heatwaves and hurricanes, the World Meteorological Organization warned on Tuesday, with a senior official saying that climate change poses as big...

Cyber Attacks on Western European Firms on the Rise Since Ukraine War: Italy Minister

Sep 2 2022 // Italy’s foreign minister said cyber attacks on western European companies have risen following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as Rome deals with the fallout from hacker actions targeting energy companies earlier...

Zelenskiy Says Crisis Averted as Russian-Held Ukraine Nuclear Plant Regains Power

Aug 29 2022 // President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the world narrowly avoided a radiation disaster on Thursday as the last regular line supplying electricity to Ukraine’s Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was restored...

Ukraine Grain Corridors Need More Ships, Affordable Insurance to Accelerate Exports

Aug 24 2022 // Ukraine’s first shipments of grain since being invaded by Russia are a harbinger of relief for squeezed global markets, but many challenges remain before the millions of tons of food stuck in the country can be...

Lloyd’s Insurer Ascot, Marsh Provide Coverage for Grain Ship Sailing From Ukraine

Aug 23 2022 // Broker Marsh and Lloyd’s of London insurer Ascot said on Tuesday they have provided coverage for a vessel carrying grain and food products from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports under its new marine cargo and war...

War-Damaged Ukraine Nuclear Plant Could Threaten Europe’s Energy Grid

Aug 19 2022 // Diplomats concerned about an atomic accident at a war-damaged nuclear power plant in Ukraine should also turn their attention to a larger and looming danger, according to engineers who study critical infrastructure.Already...

Insurers Get Safety Assurances for Ships Exporting Ukraine Grain Through Black Sea

Aug 9 2022 // Ships exporting Ukraine grain through the Black Sea will be protected by a 10 nautical mile buffer zone, according to long-awaited procedures agreed by Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations on Monday and seen by...

More Grain Ships Safely Depart From Ukrainian Black Sea Ports

Aug 8 2022 // Two more ships, carrying corn and soybeans, departed from Ukrainian Black Sea ports on Monday, Turkey and Ukraine said, taking the total to ten since the first ship sailed last week under a deal with Russia to unblock...

Ukraine Nuclear-Plant Disaster Is ‘Real Risk,’ IAEA Warns

Aug 8 2022 // Ukrainian officials said Russian forces shelled the area around Europe’s largest nuclear plant for a second day, hours after the head of the UN’s atomic safety agency warned of “potentially catastrophic...

Ukraine Wants Ship Safe Passage Deal Extended Beyond Grain to Other Cargoes

Aug 5 2022 // Three grain ships left Ukrainian ports on Friday while the first inbound cargo vessel since Russia’s invasion was due in Ukraine later in the day to load, as Kyiv called for the safe passage deal to be extended to...

London Insurance Sector Readies $50M Ukraine Grain Cargo Cover

Aug 4 2022 // The London insurance sector is preparing to cover Ukrainian grains and fertilizer shipments through a secure corridor, voyages that may need up to $50 million of insurance cover per cargo, industry sources involved said on...

Lloyd’s Insurer Hiscox to Provide Insurance for Ukraine Grain Shipments

Aug 3 2022 // Hiscox is committed to a planned insurance consortium providing cover for ships traveling through a safe passage from Ukraine, its chief executive said on Wednesday, as the Lloyd’s of London insurer shares plunged on...

Ukraine Makes 1st Grain Shipment Since Russia’s Invasion in Key Milestone

Aug 1 2022 // Ukraine made its first shipment of grain since Russia’s invasion, marking a small but crucial first step toward unlocking the millions of tons of crops piling up in the country and boosting global food supplies.The...

Lloyd’s of London’s Ascot, Marsh Provide Insurance for Ukraine Sea Corridor

Jul 29 2022 // Lloyd’s of London insurer Ascot and broker Marsh on Friday launched marine cargo and war insurance for grain and food products moving from Ukrainian Black Sea ports, removing a hurdle to getting shipments...

Reinsurer SCOR Reports H1 Loss of €239M Blamed on Ukraine War, Natural Disasters

Jul 28 2022 // Reinsurer SCOR reported a first half loss attributed to the war in Ukraine, natural catastrophes and the severe drought in Brazil.The H1 loss of €239 million (US$242.6 million), compares with net income of €380 million...

Lloyd’s Insurers Preparing to Cover Ukraine Grain

Jul 27 2022 // Lloyd’s of London insurers and brokers are preparing to provide cover for grain shipments from Ukraine and are likely to announce their plans shortly, the commercial insurance market’s chairman said on...