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BPL Global opens for business in Dubai

The leading credit and political risk insurance broker has obtained a brokerage license to allow it to undertake insurance intermediation in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). London/Dubai. 4th September 2017. BPL Global, the leading specialist credit and political risk insurance (CPRI) broker, has been granted a brokerage license by the Dubai Financial Services...

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James Esdaile calls for collective action to safeguard the CPRI market in TFR

In an opinion article for Trade & Forfaiting Review, James Esdaile, BPL Global’s joint Managing Director, explains that heightened political instability and banking capital regulations have driven exponential growth in the specialist Credit and Political Risk Insurance (CPRI) over the past few decades. However, to...

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BPL Global announced as gold sponsor of inaugural ExCred New York

After 27 successful years in London, ExCred will also take place in New York this year for the first time, providing a forum for brokers, corporates, banks, insurers, ECAs and MDBs to discuss how credit and political risk insurance (CPRI) can best support international trade and investment. BPL Global has been announced as the gold sponsor of the event, which takes place on 17-18 October. The...

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BPL Global re-brands with new logo and website

Re-brand marks the specialist credit and political risk insurance (CPRI) broker’s progression and reiterates its determination to build on its market-leading position. London, UK. 5th June 2017. BPL Global, the leading specialist credit and political risk insurance (CPRI) broker, has unveiled a new logo and website. James Esdaile, Joint Managing...

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Anthony Palmer talks to GTR as he becomes a non-executive director

In the week before he becomes a non-executive director, Anthony Palmer speaks to GTR magazine about his 41 years in the credit and political risk insurance (CPRI) industry, exploring the market’s evolution in terms of the number of players, the products and the types of clients. Looking to the future, Anthony describes the likely continuation of a healthy balance of supply and...

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Anthony Palmer speaks to TXF magazine about the development of the CPRI market and the future of BPL Global

Anthony Palmer, Deputy Chairman of BPL Global, joined the credit and political risk insurance (CPRI) market in 1975 a time when, in most countries, it often comprised of just one export credit agency (ECA) and one domestic insurer. The Lloyd’s market offered limited pure political risk cover, while export cover against pre-shipment risks was in its infancy. Things have come a long...

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BPL Global hires industry expert Emma Ashworth

Emma Ashworth joins as a company Director, having spent the past 29 years at Willis, with 16 of those years as an Executive Director in its Credit and Political Risks division. London, 8th November 2016. Market-leading credit and political risk insurance (CPRI) broker, BPL Global, has hired Emma Ashworth as a Director. Ashworth has 29 years’ experience at Willis,...

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Charles Berry writes for the Berne Union Yearbook on competition, the ECAs and the private market

Writing for the Berne Union’s 2016 Yearbook, Charles Berry, Chairman of BPL Global, discusses the increasing competition between government export credit agencies (ECAs) and the specialist credit and political risk insurance (CPRI) market. In the article, Berry suggests that such competition is inevitable and appropriate given that both now often cover the same type of risks, and should be...

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BPL Global and EIA Global ramp up CPRI capacity with new hires

BPL Global and EIA Global have made significant hires in response to increased demand for credit and political risk insurance (CPRI) from clients engaged in international trade, investment and lending. US-based EIA Global has announced that John Lavelle will join as Senior Managing Director for Trade Credit, Structured Trade and Political Risk Insurance. Al Giandomenico, President...

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BPL Global celebrates fifteenth anniversary of Paris subsidiary

BPL Global reiterated its commitment to serving the French market as it celebrated the fifteenth anniversary of its French subsidiary at the British Ambassador’s Residence in Paris. “Our industry is, of course, faced with major political uncertainty in the form of the upcoming UK referendum on whether to remain in the European Union,” said Charles Berry, Chairman of BPL Global....

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James Esdaile and Sian Aspinall appointed as Managing Directors

We have today announced the appointment of James Esdaile and Sian Aspinall as Joint Managing Directors of Berry Palmer & Lyle Limited. They succeed Robin Harper, who continues as a director of the BPL group after 20 years as Managing Director. James joined BPL Global in 1997 as a graduate trainee, while Sian returned to the company in 2014 after working as a senior political risk...

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BPL Global opens representative office in Dubai

BPL Global has opened a representative office in Dubai. The opening takes the number of BPL Global offices to five. The office, based in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), is headed up by Harriet Smith. Smith joined BPL Global in February 2011 and in recent years has focused mainly on medium- and long-term business for European corporate and banking clients.

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Peter Gilbert appointed Chief Executive of Singapore subsidiary

Peter Gilbert has been confirmed as the new chief executive of BPL Global’s Singapore subsidiary, while Margaret Ho has been appointed chief executive of its Hong Kong branch. Anthony Palmer will relocate to the UK and will remain responsible for BPL Global’s activities throughout the Asia Pacific region.

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Sian Aspinall joins as Development and Technical Director

BPL Global is delighted to announce the appointment of Sian Aspinall as Development and Technical Director. Sian, a leading political risk industry figure with over 20 years of experience, joins the board of directors to help define the strategic direction of the company and its line of specialist products. Sian previously provided consultancy services to insurers, loss adjusters,...

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BPL Global ramps up Asian operations with senior hire

BPL Global is delighted to announce the appointment of Margaret Ho as a Senior Broker to help the company’s continued expansion in Asia. Margaret joins BPL Global after 14 years with JLT in Hong Kong, where she most recently held the position of Divisional Director of the Credit, Political and Security Risks Division. She will report to Peter Gilbert, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong...

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BPL Global is the world’s leading broker specialising exclusively in credit and political risk insurance (CPRI) for multinational corporations, banks and financial institutions.