Ingosstrakh News

Top Shipping Flag Cuts Approval for Sanctioned Russian Insurer

The world’s largest shipping register withdrew its approval for Russia’s Ingosstrakh Insurance Co. to provide a key document enabling ships to enter ports. The Liberian Register — under whose flag 16% of the world’s ships by capacity sail — said …

Russia’s Ingosstrakh Weighs Legal Action After UK Sanctions

Russia’s Ingosstrakh said on Friday it may challenge UK sanctions in court and was seeking clarification about the measures imposed on the country’s leading insurer that the British government announced on Thursday. Ingosstrakh, which provides services to Russian oil exporters …

EU Weighs Proposal to Sanction Russian Oil Tanker Insurer Ingosstrakh

The European Union’s executive arm is examining the feasibility of a proposal by one of its member states to sanction Russia’s Ingosstrakh Insurance Co., as part of efforts to choke revenue generating streams that Moscow needs to finance its war …

Russia Still Uses Western Insurance for Half of Tanker Fleet That Exports Its Oil

Russia still relies on Western insurers to cover more than half of the tanker fleet that exports its oil, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, and the country’s energy officials are voicing concerns about the situation. The Group of Seven …

Could G-7 Sanctions Against Russia Have Unintended Insurance Consequences?

The G-7 sanctions on Russian oil, which include a $60 per barrel price cap and restrictions on key services such as insurance, may have unintended consequences, according to a maritime insurance specialist. One of those consequences is the creation of …

Russia Insurer Ingosstrakh Has No Plans to Fill Insurance Gap Caused by Sanctions

Russian insurer Ingosstrakh said on Monday it has no plans to offer policies to new clients who may lose coverage from international insurers after restrictions against Russian oil came into force on Dec. 5. The European Union banned all seaborne …

Oil Tanker Clears Turkish Shipping Logjam With Letter From Russian Insurer: Document

A letter provided by Russian insurer Ingosstrakh enabled the first oil tanker to sail through Turkish waters in recent days after tougher regulations were imposed by Turkish authorities, a document showed. This has led already at least 20 oil tankers …

Turkey’s Proof-of-Insurance Rule Ensnares Russian Oil Shipments

Oil shipments from Russia and Kazakhstan are getting ensnared in a Turkish government rule to provide proof that tankers are insured when navigating the vital Bosphorus and Dardanelles shipping straits. The measure, which came into force on Friday, compels ships …

Insurance (or Lack of It) Is Russian Oil’s Achilles’ Heel

Russia has so far deflected much of the impact of sanctions on its oil trade but the insurance industry threatens to throw a spanner in the works unless Moscow and its customers can plug a gap left by Western underwriters. …

Generali Reports Record Operating Profit in 2021, as Board Battle Looms

Italy’s top insurer Generali, facing a power struggle over its management, said on Tuesday it posted record operating profit last year thanks to a strong contribution from all of its business segments. Generali also said it continued to monitor the …