Industry Segments: Trade Credit Page 2 / 5
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- July 17 2023
Greensill administrator sues IAG for US$2.25bn over Liberty Steel dues: report
The Germany-based administrator claimed that any amount not repaid by Liberty should be recoverable under the insurance from the Australian insurer.
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- July 17 2023
Japan to offer trade credit insurance for LNG shipments
State-owned Nippon Export and Investment Insurance will cover lenders against political risks, including war, natural disasters, transfer/convertibility restrictions, and commercial risks.
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- July 11 2023
Gallagher appoints Victoria Ma as senior vice president for APAC practice group
Ma, who is a trade credit specialist, will provide services to Asia Pacific multinational businesses.
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- June 20 2023
Hong Kong’s export credit insurer launches mainland pilot with five banks
HKECIC has teamed up with Bank of China, BEA, HSBC, Hang Seng and DBS, and the credit limit for each buyer's non-payment risks is capped at US$12.8m.
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- June 13 2023
India’s central bank opens up bill discounting platform to insurers
Trade credit insurers can now provide cover to financiers on the Reserve Bank of India-run factoring platform, TReDS.
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- June 13 2023
Seoul Guarantee Insurance to file for IPO this month: report
The state-owned carrier, which is expanding overseas with reinsurance tie-ups with Allianz Trade and Coface, is eyeing a listing later this year as its biggest shareholder plans to exit.
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- June 6 2023
WTW hires Alex Bursak for new APAC trade credit role
Singapore-based Bursak was previously business development director and APAC head of trade credit at tech firm LiquidX.
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- May 17 2023
Opinion: Will the APAC trade credit market rise to the looming insolvency challenge?
With corporate risks expected to rise across Asia, carriers need to up their game and evolve more sophisticated methods of risk assessment.
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- April 18 2023
Allianz Trade expands Asia excess of loss business
The global trade credit insurer will add new headcount in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, Japan and Malaysia.
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- April 4 2023
Allianz Trade makes Singapore B2B e-commerce tie-up in Asia first
The trade credit specialist has agreed to underwrite risks for buy-now-pay-later fintech Bueno.money, the first time it has entered this market in the region.
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- March 29 2023
Coface promotes Grishma Kewada to Singapore country manager
Kewada will report to Graham Crozier, chief executive for South-East Asia and India.
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- March 28 2023
Sinosure underwriting results to see ‘marginal’ growth in long term: Fitch Ratings
The rating agency has affirmed the Chinese trade credit insurer's rating as A+ (strong) with a stable outlook.
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- March 17 2023
Indian trade credit specialist Origin ties up with AU Group to expand offering
The partnership will help the Indian carrier offer coverage for political risk, non-payment, bankruptcy and insolvency.
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- February 22 2023
Hong Kong’s Nova Insurance sees 20.7% revenue growth in first half
The broker's revenue climbed to US$7.8m, helped by an increase in professional indemnity and trade credit lines.
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- January 31 2023
Asia trade credit market hardens, prepares for insolvencies
Higher demand and prices are helping insurers buffeted by supply chain disruptions, economic headwinds and less government support.
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- January 17 2023
Sinosure insured US$900bn worth of trade in 2022
The trade-credit insurer saw its SME business grow 15.7% year-on-year covering US$227m in business.
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- December 15 2022
Allianz Trade’s Maxim Ryzhkov handed China CEO role
The trade insurance specialist's former Nordic commercial director will relocate to Shanghai and start in the new role in January.
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- November 15 2022
Allianz Trade appoints Domenico Lup CEO of Asean
Lup will relocate to Singapore and report to regional CEO Paul Flanagan.
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- September 26 2022
WTW eyes Australia trade credit market with senior hire
Sydney-based Alistair Hewson, who will lead the team, has previously worked at Allianz Trade and Atradius.
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- September 13 2022
Allianz Trade promotes two execs to APAC roles
Malgorzata Cybulska-Dusson joins as regional head of claims & collection and Amol Zambre as regional head of information & grading.
