Trade credit
Atradius warns of pitfalls of exporting to China
Credit insurer highlights potential dangers of doing business with China.
Fitch affirms Coface's 'AA-' IFS rating
Credit insurer Coface's major group insurance entities have had their 'AA-' IFS rating and 'A+' IDR ratings affirmed by Fitch.
Atradius appoints D'Souza as Dubai country manager
Credit insurer Atradius has appointed Schuyler D'Souza as country manager for Dubai to support the company's growing business in the Middle East through regional partner Arab Orient.
Vietnam ministry to pay 20% of export credit premiums
Vietnam's Finance Ministry has offered to pay 20% of insurance premiums for export credit orders if enterprises buy export credit insurance.
Property rates to keep rising in the short term
Despite the absence of a major natural catastrophe in the first quarter, rates rose for catastrophe and non-catastrophe exposed risks in most geographies, according to a Marsh report.
QBE hires Bocca for trade credit role
QBE Trade Credit has appointed Ian Bocca as manager of new business development UK with effect from 1 May.
QBE appoints Bocca as UK trade credit manager
Business specialist QBE has appointed Ian Bocca to join QBE Trade Credit as manager, new business development UK, effective from 1 May.
Dissatisfaction could affect credit insurers' ability to recover in future
European credit insurers would be less able to rebound in a future crisis than they were in 2008/2009, according to Moody's latest insurance industry outlook.
Beazley takes 25% stake in Equinox Global
Lloyd's insurer Beazley has taken a 25% stake in Lloyd's cover holder and trade credit insurance specialist Equinox Global.
Arch acquires Ariel Re's Zurich-based credit business
Arch Capital Group is to acquire Ariel Re's Credit & Surety reinsurance operations based in Zurich.
China's state-owned credit insurer warns of export risk
China's only export credit insurer has warned of increased short-term export credit risk for firms in the first quarter.
Trade credit – Asian boom
Marsh China recently observed a significant increase in demand for trade credit insurance from Asian firms wanting to protect their balance sheets against the potential default of eurozone trading partners. Francesca Nyman asked several market insiders…
Increased demand for credit policies from Malaysian SMEs
The Malaysian market is seeing an increased demand for trade credit insurance from exporters and SMEs amid the uncertain global economic environment.
Miller names two in political risk push
Miller has bolstered its political risk, trade credit and political violence capabilities by recruiting James Cunningham, pictured right, from Marsh, and Ewan Wauchope, left, from AJ Gallagher.
Economic uncertainty to impact European construction in 2012
The health of the European construction sector will depend on austerity plans in 2012, according to credit insurer Coface.
XL expands political risk and trade credit team
XL Group is expanding its global political risk and trade credit team with four new appointments based in London.
Spotlight on environment: Providing protection
With climate change increasing the likelihood of natural disasters, insurers must influence the debate on how businesses and governments manage risks such as supply chain failure.
XL expands global political risk and trade credit team
XL has added four to its global political risk and trade credit team.
Cost of Eurozone split is strong incentive to stay together
The disintegration of the Eurozone would be highly damaging both for countries that left and countries that remained in the union, according to an Altradius report.
Lloyd's coverholder appoints ex-Chartis VP to launch French arm
Equinox Global, an approved Lloyd’s cover holder specialist in trade credit insurance, has appointed Alban De Malherbe to launch a French office.
Average strength of companies deteriorates in Europe
Trade credit insurer Coface has reduced its 2011 forecasts for much of Europe following a deterioration of the average strength of companies.
Coface downgrades forecasts
Trade credit insurer Coface has downgraded its forecasts for the US and much of Europe claiming financial market volatility “has spread to the real economy”.
Marsh to assist SMEs managing trade credit
Marsh has said it has enhanced its Cover Credit service to assist small to medium enterprises to manage trade credit risk.
Trade credit insurers rated as stable
Moody's has given a thumbs up to the recovering trade credit insurers that had been hit by the recession - Euler Hermes and Coface.