Latest Ukraine Headlines

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Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Cyberattacks, and War Exclusions in P/C Policies

Mar 25 2022 // The Russian invasion of Ukraine may result in cyberattacks causing widespread and severe losses, in those nations and beyond.Even before the current invasion, some Russian cyberattacks aimed at Ukraine spread to other...

Lloyd’s Expects ‘Major Claim’ From Russia-Ukraine War, Reports ‘Strong’ Profit in 2021

Mar 24 2022 // Lloyd’s, the world’s leading insurance and reinsurance marketplace, announced “a strong return to profitability” in its 2021 full year financial results, with an overall profit of £2.3 billion...

Financial Market Volatility From Russia-Ukraine War Likely to Affect European Insurers

Mar 22 2022 // The Russia-Ukraine war is more likely to affect the European insurance sector through second-order financial market volatility than through direct effects from sanctions, according to Fitch Ratings.The rating agency...

Bangladesh Files $22.4M Insurance Claim After Missile Hits Ship in Ukraine

Mar 21 2022 // State-owned Bangladesh Shipping Corp. is seeking $22.4 million from its insurer for a cargo ship hit by a missile in March, government officials with knowledge of the talks said, in the first major marine insurance claim...

RWI Underwriters Denying, Tightening Coverage Terms in Russia, Ukraine Region

Mar 18 2022 // Broker CAC Specialty said the representations and warranties insurance (RWI) market has tightened significantly in Russia, Ukraine, and other impacted regions with some underwriters outright denying coverage.“For...

War in Ukraine Renews Questions Around Likelihood, Insurability of Cyber War

Mar 16 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tvSince Russia launched a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine on February 24, questions have resurfaced about the likelihood of a global cyber war. While experts say there isn’t a...

Experts Confirm Cyber Incidents Up Since Invasion of Ukraine; Insurance Underwriters Adapting

Mar 16 2022 // Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the number of cyber incidents in the U.S. has increased, and underwriters will need to adapt, according to a panel of experts at the PLUS Cyber Symposium.“There’s no doubt...

Ukrainian Man Charged in Major Ransomware Spree Extradited to U.S.

Mar 11 2022 // A Ukrainian man charged last year with conducting one of the most severe ransomware attacks against U.S. targets has been extradited to the United States and made a court appearance on Wednesday, the U.S. Justice...

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...

London’s Marine Insurers Widen High-Risk Shipping Areas as Ukraine Conflict Escalates

Mar 9 2022 // London’s marine insurance market has widened the area of waters around the Black Sea and Sea of Azov that it deems high risk as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine intensifies and perils to merchant shipping grow.The...

As Foreign Seafarers Are Evacuated From Ukraine, Mariners Count Cost of War

Mar 8 2022 // Bangladeshi seafarer Asiful Islam recalls the moment when a missile struck his cargo ship last week off the Ukrainian port of Olvia, killing his crew mate.“I was just 15 feet away when it hit our ship. Our third...

Insurers Urged to Stress Test Cyber Portfolios for Russian Attack Potential

Mar 7 2022 // Cyber risk and analytics firm CyberCube said it has seen cyber attacks on Ukrainian government services, infrastructure, and other industries and it urges the insurance industry to reevaluate exposures.Russia’s...

China Instructs State Insurers to Review Exposure to Russia, Ukraine

Mar 4 2022 // China has told top state insurers to perform urgent checks on their exposure to Russia and Ukraine, as concerns swirl about the damage to the two economies amid intense fighting, according to two sources and documents seen...

London Halts Stocks, Trade Insurers Withdraw Cover as Isolation of Russia Intensifies

Mar 4 2022 // Russia’s global financial isolation intensified on Friday as the London Stock Exchange (LSE) suspended trading in its last Russian securities and some insurers withdrew cover from exporters over Moscow’s...

Ukrainian Cyber Group to Target Russian Power Grid, Railways

Mar 4 2022 // A Ukrainian cyber guerrilla warfare group plans to launch digital sabotage attacks against critical Russian infrastructure such as railways and the electricity grid, to strike back at Moscow over its invasion, a hacker...

China Will Not Impose Sanctions on Russia for Ukraine Invasion

Mar 2 2022 // BEIJING — China will not join in sanctions on Russia that have been led by the West, the country’s banking regulator said on Wednesday, adding that he believed the impact of the measures on China would be...

Could the Ukraine Crisis Move Florida to Fix Its Insurance Crisis?

Mar 2 2022 // With the March 11 scheduled close of its regular session fast approaching, the Florida Legislature remains so focused on putting the finishing touches on its various culture-war signaling bills that one might think...

Analysis: Russian Ransomware Attacks on Ukraine Muted by Leaks, Insurance Exclusion

Mar 2 2022 // Warnings that pro-Russian ransomware gangs would snarl networks in Ukraine and its allies have so far failed to materialize amid disarray among the criminal underworld often behind such attacks and fears insurers would not...

AM Best: Ukraine Invasion to Likely Have ‘Substantial Impact’ on Insurance Industry

Feb 28 2022 // Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could add to inflationary pressures and will likely have a substantial impact on the global insurance industry, said AM Best.The rating agency Friday said efforts by the global central...

Insurers Raise Costs of Shipping Through Black Sea for Vessels Still Willing to Sail

Feb 25 2022 // Insurers have raised the cost of providing cover for merchant ships through the Black Sea, adding to soaring rates to transport goods through the region for vessels still willing to sail after Russia’s invasion of...