Russia Reinsurer Backs Firms to get India Marine Insurance Permit
Russia's state-owned reinsurer has given financial backing to three Russian insurance firms, allowing them to get Indian approval to provide marine insurance cover to tankers, two sources said, as Moscow seeks to facilitate trade with India amid Western sanctions.A raft of sanctions by the U.S. and allies against Moscow over its Ukraine invasion, along with tighter scrutiny of Russian oil trade, has almost cut Russia off from the global network of service providers such as insurers and brokers.Russian companies Sogaz Insurance…
DNK Appoints New Insurance Director
War risk insurance specialist, DNK, is pleased to announce the appointment of Göran Skuncke as Insurance Director. Skuncke will be responsible for the Association’s insurance activities, with a particular responsibility for membership service, in addition to running DNK’s underwriting and claims activities. Skuncke joins DNK from the P&I Club, Skuld. During his career at the company, he provided hands-on experience and insight into both underwriting and claims work, while contributing to the professional reputation of the company.
Lunde To Leave Intertanko
INTERTANKO announced that. Dagfinn Lunde, the Association's Managing Director who has so fervently fought for the tanker industry for many years, will leave his post on September 15, 2000, opting to resume , his career within international banking. Lunde, who has the ear of most of the world's leading marine industry policy makers, is well regarded and is considered to have done an excellent job during his five-year tenure as INTERTANKO's Managing Director starting with a major reorganization where senior INTERTANKO managers were tasked with the responsibility for looking after the needs of members in particular geographical areas. .…
