Germany Extends $37B Backstop for Credit Insurers to Keep Pandemic Trade Flowing December 4, 2020 Germany agreed to extend a backstop for commercial credit insurers by six months to keep trade flowing and prevent bankruptcies...
Aviation Sector Carries Biggest Risk of Corporate Default from Pandemic: Gallagher August 4, 2020 The aviation sector carries the biggest risk of corporate default as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a...
HDI Global Specialty Launches London Political & Credit Risk Team with Hires from Neon June 9, 2020 HDI Global Specialty SE, the specialty lines insurer, has launched a Political and Credit Risk team in London with the...
UK Government Forms £10 Billion Reinsurance Backstop for Trade Credit Insurers June 4, 2020 By L.S. Howard The UK government has created a £10 billion (US$12.5 billion) reinsurance scheme designed to help businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic...
UK Government to Create Temporary Reinsurance Backstop for Trade Credit Insurance May 13, 2020 By L.S. Howard The UK Treasury announced it is creating a government-backed temporary reinsurance scheme so businesses can continue to access trade credit...
UK Insurers in Talks with Government About Creating Trade Credit Backstop April 20, 2020 By Carolyn Cohn British insurers are talking to the government about a backstop for trade credit insurance to support business supply chains hit...
Germany to Provide Credit Insurance Guarantees to Keep Trade Flowing: Sources April 2, 2020 The German government and the country’s credit insurance industry have agreed to help to maintain insurance cover for trade despite...
EU Countries Give Guarantees to Credit Insurers to Prevent Coverage Cuts April 1, 2020 By Maya Nikolaeva, Toby Sterling and Alexander Hübner European Union states are giving guarantees to credit insurers in a bid to keep coronavirus-hit companies afloat, as some firms...
SCOR-Backed Channel Syndicate Taps Coulson from Lancashire as Senior Underwriter March 31, 2020 Channel Syndicate, which is backed by reinsurer SCOR, has appointed Caroline Coulson as a senior underwriter on the political and...
U.K. Company Insolvencies Rise to Highest Level Since 2014 on Brexit Crisis October 31, 2019 By Andrew Atkinson The number of companies in England and Wales unable to pay their debts rose to an almost six-year high in...