Articles by Steven Arons, Áine Quinn and Alex Longley

Ship Reinsurers to Cease Covering War-Related Risks Related to Conflict in Ukraine

Some of the biggest names in ship reinsurance are days away from ceasing to cover key war-related risks for vessels going to Russia and Ukraine, a potential source of alarm for shipping firms moving everything from oil to grains. Hannover …

Greek-Managed Vessel Shipped Coal From Russia Despite EU Sanctions

A vessel managed by a company based in Greece transported coal from a port in Russia late last month, after European Union sanctions on the commodity had come into force, according to maritime data reviewed by Bloomberg. The ship, the …

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

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 released. Perhaps the biggest …

Ukraine’s Grain Challenge: Clearing Mines, Finding Ships and Insurance, Trusting Putin

Ukraine finally secured a deal aimed at restarting crucial Black Sea grain exports that have been crippled by Russia’s invasion. But getting them going won’t be easy. Government officials from Kyiv and Moscow on Friday signed parallel agreements with Turkey …

Ukraine’s Farming Industry Suffers $4.3 Billion in Damage From Russia’s Invasion

Ukraine has suffered $4.3 billion in damage to farmland, machinery and livestock as a result of Russia’s invasion, according to the Kyiv School of Economics. About half of the “already immense” destruction from the war comes from pollution caused by …

Removing Russian Sea Mines Near Key Ukraine Ports Could Take Months: U.N.

Removing sea mines near Ukraine’s key ports could take months, and hundreds of seafarers are still stranded in the region following Russia’s invasion of the country, according to the United Nations agency responsible for shipping safety. “Even if the ports …

Russia’s Renaissance Insurance Seeks $1 Billion Valuation in IPO

Renaissance Insurance Group JSC, Russia’s largest online policy provider, set a price range for its initial public offering in Moscow that values the company at as much as 73.3 billion rubles ($1 billion). That’s the top end of the 120 …

UK Regulators, Lawmakers Get Tough on ‘Poor Performance’ of Big 4 Auditing Firms

The U.K. accounting watchdog is ramping up misconduct fines after being called useless and toothless by lawmakers irate at the failure of the accounting industry to prevent several high-profile corporate collapses. Over two days last week, the Financial Review Council …