Africa Trade Insurer Seeks $500 million to Help With Iran War Cost Increase April 16, 2026 By Simon Jessop Africa’s leading multilateral insurer of trade risk is seeking around $500 million in capital from partners to support countries that...
India Offers Insurance Support as Small Exporters Face Cash-Flow Strain March 19, 2026 By Manoj Kumar and Shivangi Acharya Indian small and medium exporters are facing payment delays and cash‑flow stress as war‑risk premiums and emergency surcharges drive freight...
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions to Buy QBE’s Global Trade Credit and Surety Business February 23, 2026 Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the commercial insurance arm of the Swiss Re Group, has agreed to acquire the Global Trade...
UK Insolvencies Surge as Higher Business Costs Deepen Strain November 25, 2025 By Constantine Courcoulas UK insolvencies are rising sharply, with a leading trade credit insurer saying any new government policies that stand to raise...
People Moves: DUAL Europe Taps Nexus’ Masteling to Lead New Trade Credit Business July 23, 2025 DUAL Europe announced the launch of its Trade Credit Insurance business, led by Frank Masteling, who joined the company as...
Trade Credit Specialist Coface Gets Nod From Lloyd’s to Launch Syndicate July 17, 2025 Coface, the Paris-based trade credit risk management specialist, announced it has received an “in principle approval” from Lloyd’s to launch...
Hopes of ‘Brexit Benefit’ From Tariffs in UK Were Short-Lived April 11, 2025 The US has decided – again – to upend the global trading system. With the latest raft of tariffs just...
Canadian Exporters Inquire About Trade Credit Insurance as Trump’s Tariffs Raise Risk April 11, 2025 By Promit Mukherjee A little-known insurance product is gaining traction in Canada as exporters seek to guard against losses and bankruptcies of their...
Global Credit Starts to Wobble as Market Pain Spreads April 7, 2025 By Tom Westbrook and Amanda Cooper Global credit markets began to come under fire on Monday, driving the cost of insuring against corporate and sovereign default...
Broker Clear Group Buys UK Credit Insurance Specialist Rycroft Associates June 14, 2024 The Clear Group, the London-based independent broker, announced it has acquired the book and assets of credit insurance broker Rycroft...