News - STAND BY UKRAINE
Marsh: Unity insurance facility expanded to cover all shipping to and from Ukrainian ports
Marsh McLennan together with the Ukrainian government and Lloyd’s, announced a major expansion of its Unity insurance facility. Unity now provides affordable war risk insurance for ships carrying all non-military cargo – such as iron ore, steel, and containerised shipping – and underpins Ukraine’s wider maritime export ecosystem.
5 March 2024MMC collaborates with Ukraine to provide insurance for Black Sea grain
Global re/insurance broker Marsh McLennan (MMC) in collaboration with the Ukrainian government, the Export Credit Agency of Ukraine, Ukreximbank, Ukrgasbank and DZ Bank, announced the launch of a new facility – Unity – to provide affordable insurance supporting the export of grain and other critical food supplies globally from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports.
20 November 2023Aon, Lloyd's and VIG have joined forces to support Ukraine's reconstruction
Global re/insurance broker Aon, the world's leading marketplace for commercial, corporate and specialty risk solutions - Lloyd's and Austrian insurance group VIG announced a new collaboration to provide enhanced (re)insurance capacity to bolster Ukraine's economic resilience and support the country's recovery and reconstruction.
29 June 2023Where can Ukrainian drivers buy Green Card policies?
For the use of Ukrainian refugees in need of acquiring Green Card policies so that they can continue using their cars in the host countries, the Motor (Transport) Insurance Bureau of Ukraine has communicated the list of Ukrainian insurers providing Green Card insurance online.
16 June 2022Zurich to sell Russian business to local team and exit market
Zurich Insurance Group announced it has agreed to sell its business in Russia to 11 members of the unit's team. The sale is subject to approval of the relevant regulatory authorities.
24 May 2022SCOR's Q1 2022 results will be impacted by the conflict in Ukraine
French reinsurer SCOR announced, its Q1 2022 results will be impacted by the conflict in Ukraine. "Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine on 24th February 2022, SCOR has been closely monitoring the unfolding of events, and the resulting potential impact of the conflict and related international sanctions on its activity".
27 April 2022PCS: re/insurance loss from the Ukrainian war may exceed USD 20 billion
The ultimate insurance and reinsurance industry loss from the ongoing conflict in Ukraine could rise above USD 20 billion, Artemis reported quoted an analysis from PCS, a Verisk company.
21 April 2022Euroins Insurance Group successfully evacuated its employees and their relatives from Ukraine to Bulgaria
A group of 80 Ukrainian citizens - mostly women and children, as well as elderly people - employees of Euroins Insurance Group (EIG) and their relatives has been successfully evacuated by EIG from Ukraine and already arrived in Bulgaria, in good health and physical condition, the Group has announced.
23 March 2022Munich Re withdraws from Russian business
Munich Re supports the sanctions against Russian economy. The Group will not renew existing contracts in Russia and Belarus, and new business has been suspended. The Group will do the same with its investments in the region, the German reinsurer said in a press statement.
22 March 2022Hungarian insurers take over most of the Ukrainian border insurance fee
Due to the Ukraine-Russia conflict, MABISZ - the Association of Hungarian Insurers informed it has taken initiative towards Ukrainian refugees arriving in the country by car.
21 March 2022Largest re/insurance brokers worldwide have left all the Russian market
Following Marsh McLennan's announcement of leaving the Russian market, Willis Towers Watson and Aon have followed, also ceasing their business in the country in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
17 March 2022UPDATE: Get inspired and do your best !
There is no such thing as a tool small contribution when it comes to helping people. All the solidarity gestures will converge as streams in a large river helping the refugees in need. AS much as we can find out about these gestures, we will add them in the following page. Yet, this will be not, nor is intended to be an exhaustive list. Many of these actions will remain unknown, either because they are silent or because we have missed them.
16 March 2022Britain bans Russian companies in the aviation or space industry from getting re/insurance coverage from UK based providers
Britain bans Russian companies from the multi-billion dollar aviation and space insurance market in London, the world's largest commercial and specialty insurance center, the British finance ministry said, quoted by Reuters.
16 March 2022Czech Insurers' Bureau will cover any damage caused by Ukrainian vehicles in the Czech Republic for two months
On March 1, 2022, the Board of Directors of the Czech Insurers' Bureau (CKP) decided that for a period of 2 months from leaving Ukrainian territory, any damage caused by Ukrainian vehicles in the Czech Republic would be reimbursed by CKP to the guarantee fund, without any impact on Ukrainian motorists, CKP announced.
15 March 2022UNIQA Ukraine continues to work and indemnify its customers
Ukrainian subsidiaries of the UNIQA Group, insurance companies "UNIQA" and "UNIQA Life", continued to work despite the war situation in the country and paid their clients indemnities worth UAH 27.1 million between 24 February and 10 March, a company announcement said.
15 March 2022ADRIS grupa companies to support Ukrainian refugees
Croatian conglomerate ADRIS Grupa with business in tourism, food production and insurance announced its support for Ukrainian refugees. Thus, "standing in solidarity with the Ukrainian people, ADRIS grupa and the companies operating within the Group - Maistra, Croatia Osiguranje and Cromaris - will help provide food and accommodations and donate funds for Ukrainian refugees".
14 March 2022Aegon will not make future investments in Russia or Belarus-based companies
Dutch insurance group Aegon has announced that it will not make future investments in Russia or Belarus-based companies and has updated its Responsible Investment Policy accordingly.
14 March 2022ESTONIA: LKF temporarily bears the costs of border insurance for the Ukrainian war refugees
In order to ensure fulfillment of the insurance obligation and to support the Ukrainian refugees, the Estonian Traffic Insurance Fund (LKF) announced that it temporarily bears costs of the Estonian border insurance premium.
14 March 2022LITHUANIA: Lietuvos Draudimas donates personal insurance to all Ukrainian minor children in Lithuania
Lietuvos Draudimas (the leader of the insurance market in Lithuania) on March 9 announced that it is giving personal insurance to all minor children arriving from Ukraine. Refugee status is not required, it is enough that the child is a citizen of Ukraine, and the event took place in Lithuania, delfi.lt wrote.
14 March 2022Marsh McLennan to Exit Russia Businesses
Global re/insurance brokerage company Marsh McLennan (MMC) announced it will exit all of its businesses in Russia.
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