Russia-Ukraine Conflict

It is difficult to say how an insurance policy will respond ahead of an actual event. To understand more about how current circumstances may or may not impact your cyber insurance policy/program, please reach out to your Marsh cyber broker.

We are actively monitoring the situation as it continues to unfold, and we are handling inquiries on a case-by-case basis at this time.

As of February 24, 2022, martial law is in place across Ukraine. This means that suppliers of goods and services to Ukraine cannot be paid until the moratorium is lifted unless such payment is for goods and services that support the mobilization of forces to defend Ukraine. A moratorium on foreign currency payments is a relatively “normal” action for a country in conflict to protect the domestic financial system for as long as possible.

This moratorium will impact most payments. As a consequence, we expect credit insurers will suspend all credit cover on Ukrainian companies (for credit-insured suppliers to those companies). We also anticipate that under trade credit policies that include political risk cover, claims will begin to be made for payments due from Ukraine but are unable to be completed.  

Companies should anticipate that some insurers may issue notices of cancellation for marine hull war and strikes coverage. How a specific policy may respond in a specific situation depends on several factors, such as whether it is a sanctions issue related to the countries or companies involved, or embargoed goods, or a war/strike issue, and what loss control/risk mitigation may be in place.

You should reach out directly to your Marsh representative to understand specific coverage impacts.