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30 November 2013 Company News

Charles Berry discusses political risk, paying claims, and medium to long-term credit insurance at TFR’s insurance round-table

Speaking at Trade & Forfaiting Review’s annual insurance round-table event, Charles Berry, Chairman, BPL Global, discussed a host of issues concerning the political risk insurance market with peers from Marsh, Coface, Aon, Dentons and Beazley. Commenting on the PRI market’s risk appetite, Berry said: “The market is happy to write business in countries like Vietnam and...

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20 November 2013 Company News

Future History…

In this article published in Trade & Forfaiting Review Charles Berry, Chairman of BPL Global, highlights that since 9/11 and the global financial crisis the political risk insurance (PRI) market has continued to support international business, expanding its capacity and paying its claims.   Moreover, its stability and...

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20 July 2012 Company News

BPL Global opens Singapore office

BPL Global today announced the opening of its Singapore subsidiary, following on from the opening of its Hong Kong office in early 2011. Co-founder heads second Asian office to herald further regional expansion Anthony Palmer, one of the founding directors of the firm in 1983, is the new company’s chief executive, with Harry McIndoe as his deputy. Both have relocated...

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21 December 2011 Company News

Resilience in the face of adversity

In the December/January issue of Trade & Forfating Review, Charles Berry, chairman of BPL Global, examines the resilience of the political risk insurance market. Read article

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3 November 2011 Company News

Our claims handling experience

In this feature publication we explain why claims handling experience is vital in the PRI market, drawing on 28 years of loss data. Read publication

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1 July 2011 Company News

Istanbul conference raises PRI awareness

BPL Global’s deputy chairman, Anthony Palmer, moderated two panels at a political risk insurance seminar organised by The Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEiK) in Istanbul on 30th June 2011. The other panel was moderated by BPL Global’s Turkish correspondent, Arzu Geerding of Brokers’ House. The seminar was attended by over a hundred of Turkey’s leading exporters...

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16 February 2011 Company News

BPL Global opens Hong Kong office

On 16th February 2011 Berry Palmer & Lyle Ltd (BPL Global) announced the opening of a branch office in Hong Kong. Its Chief Executive is Peter Gilbert, who joins BPL Global from the Newedge Group where he was co-head of Political Risk Insurance (PRI). Peter has worked in London, New York, Sydney and Singapore before moving to Hong Kong nearly eight years ago. The decision to open...

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21 December 2010 Company News

Christmas charity initiative

Instead of sending christmas cards we are supporting the work of Suits on Bikes and Blythswood Banat in Romania by making a contribution to the construction of a social centre for children from low income families living in and around

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10 April 2010 Company News

BPL Global defends the PRI market’s claims record

This article, published in GTR eNews, reports comments by BPL Global Deputy Chairman, Anthony Palmer, at an export finance seminar hosted by Denton Wilde Sapte emphasising that the political risk insurance market...

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1 February 2010 Company News

When the going got tough…

At the invitation of EMEA Finance, BPL Global Chairman, Charles Berry, participated in a discussion between brokers and insurers about the impact of the economic downturn on claims in the trade credit and political risk insurance markets and how their industry dealt with the perfect storm...

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10 December 2009 Company News

Christmas charity initiative

BPL Global supports the work of Tusk Trust promoting education in Africa by making a donation towards the cost of constructing two schools in Kenya. More details

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1 November 2009 Company News

The effect of recoveries on political risk losses

In this article, published by the Insurance Insider, Charles Berry suggests that the impact of the estimated USD2.5bn of claims in the political risk insurance market may not be as severe as many think. The effects of recoveries and rescheduling – where reported claims might never crystallise because...

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29 May 2009 Company News

Acquisition of the business of IFB Global, Austria

The owners of Industriefinancierungs- und Export- Beratungsgesellschaft m.b.H. (IFB Global) and Berry Palmer & Lyle Limited (BPL Global) today announce that terms have been agreed for the sale of IFB Global’s international insurance broking business to BPL Global. The servicing of IFB Global’s current policies will be provided by BPL Global and any new enquiries should be...

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20 October 2008 Company News

BPL Global acquires German specialist Gina Fitzgerald Ltd

BPL Global acquires German specialist Gina Fitzgerald Ltd, press release, 20 October 2008. Read article

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1 August 2008 Company News

BPL Global celebrates 25th anniversary

“BPL Global celebrates 25th anniversary”, Global Trade Review, July/August 2008. Read article

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