Trade Credit
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Marsh Specialty appoints global growth leader, credit specialties
Michele Pignotti has been appointed as global growth leader, credit specialties, Marsh Specialty. He will be based in Italy and…
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Insolvencies to rise but Covid-19 armageddon in Europe likely avoided
Insolvencies of so-called ‘zombie’ companies kept afloat by government pandemic measures are still set to rise later this year and…
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Dutch insurers must brace for post-pandemic claims
A leading Dutch insurance lawyer has predicted rising D&O and employers liability claims as the Netherlands government withdraws its range of Covid-19…
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Trade credit insurers ‘well prepared’ to go it alone as European backstops expire: AM Best
Insurers were “spared” from heavy trade credit losses in 2020 as governments across Europe stepped in as part of Covid-19…
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BPL rolls out credit and political risk platform to clients
Specialist broker BPL Global has launched a portfolio management tool to house clients’ global credit and political risk insurance information…
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EBRD and Euler Hermes support investments in green bonds
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Allianz Group’s trade credit insurer Euler Hermes SA/NV have signed a…
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Pandemic masks Brexit impact on UK-EU trade decline, says Atradius
UK-EU trade has plummeted 18.9% during the past 12 months against 2018 trade levels, more than twice the 9.1% fall…
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Managing the return to new normal
As the UK’s national vaccination rollout continues and the country moves closer to a planned June date for ending restrictions,…
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UK SMEs using credit cards to pay their commercial insurance
The financial impact of Covid-19 and a rise in premiums has forced a number of UK corporates to borrow more…
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New trade credit, surety and political risk business from TigerRisk Partners
TigerRisk Partners has launched a new global trade credit, surety and political risk business, which will be headed up by…
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UK trade credit pandemic scheme to end on 30 June
The UK government and the Association of British Insurers (ABI) have agreed to end the country’s temporary trade credit reinsurance…
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David Cameron ‘not aware’ of insurer’s notice to withdraw cover for Greensill Capital
Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron has said he was unaware that Greensill Capital’s insurers were not planning to renew…