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BPL Global has been awarded the title “Best Trade Credit and Political Risk Insurance Broker” at Global Trade Review’s (GTR) Leaders in Trade awards, and “Best Insurance Broker” in Trade Finance Analytics’ Awards. This year marks the ninth in a row that BPL Global has been recognised as the leading CPRI broker in GTR’s annual awards, which recognise excellence...
Read moreIn Insurance Day’s “Big Interview”, our Managing Directors, Sian Aspinall and James Esdaile, discuss how BPL Global is thriving as an independent, monoline broker despite increasing industry consolidation. “We think the market has the potential to grow exponentially,” says Sian Aspinall. “We are in a very strong position…by having the right people present in the right...
Read moreIn Insurance Day’s “Big Interview”, our Managing Directors, Sian Aspinall and James Esdaile, discuss how BPL Global is thriving as an independent, monoline broker despite increasing industry consolidation. “We think the market has the potential to grow exponentially,” says Sian Aspinall. “We are in a very strong position…by having the right people present in the right...
Read moreIn the latest issue of Reactions, our Managing Director, Sian Aspinall, discusses how the political risk insurance market performed in 2018 and the current state of play across the wider credit and political risk insurance (CPRI) industry. “Maximum per-risk capacity available for political risk rose to $3.2bn, representing a $200m increase from 2018 and indicating healthy appetite within the...
Read moreBPL Global has today announced the appointment of Donnie DiCarlo as Executive Vice President. DiCarlo, who joins after 10 years as Senior Vice President of Marsh’s Credit Specialties Group, will be based in New York and is charged with expanding BPL Global’s client base in the US and the wider Americas region. Known primarily for his work developing capital relief-driven solutions,...
Read moreLeading specialist credit and political risk insurance (CPRI) broker brings technical expertise to New York with claims seminar. BPL Global marked the opening of its New York office on 26th...
Read moreFreely joins Executive Board to help shape the insurance broker’s global strategy, having previously been Global Head of Marsh’s Credit Specialties Group. BPL Global, the leading credit and political risk insurance (CPRI) broker, is delighted to announce the appointment of Evan Freely to its Executive Board. Bringing over 25 years of market experience, Freely will work alongside BPL...
Read moreBPL Global is pleased to announce the release of its latest Market Insight 2019 report. The new annual market report shows that Spain and Germany ranked sixth and seventh in the top 10 countries for CPRI claims by value from 2016 to 2018. Over the three-year period, the broker...
Read moreBPL Global, the leading credit and political risk insurance (CPRI) broker, today announced the appointment of Lucia Petry as Directeur of its French subsidiary, Berry Palmer & Lyle SA. Since joining BPL Paris in 2014, Petry has immersed herself in helping exporters and investors effectively use CPRI products to minimise risks abroad. In her role as Directeur, Petry will...
Read moreBPL Global, the leading credit and political risk insurance (CPRI) broker, has created a team dedicated to excess of loss (XOL) trade credit insurance with a specific focus on the trade finance sector. XOL traditionally supports strong credit management within large multinational corporates. Recent product and technological developments, coupled with new underwriter entrants, now mean that...
Read moreOn Wednesday 4th July, we were delighted to host a reception at the Natural History Museum to celebrate 35 years of BPL Global. From our beginnings in 1983 with four staff, we have grown to become the largest specialist broking team in the credit and political risk insurance market. We could not have done this without our market-leading clients and underwriters. It was a pleasure to celebrate our...
Read moreBPL Global has established, via its French subsidiary BPL S.A., a branch office in Geneva. The new Geneva branch will focus on developing new relationships with Swiss-based banks, traders, NGOs and other potential clients, as well as being a local point of contact for the broker’s existing clients. Philippine de Villèle joins from UBS to head the office. Villèle previously spent two years...
Read moreBPL Global, the leading credit and political risk insurance (CPRI) broker, today announced the appointment of Sam Evans as Director. He joined BPL Global in 2004, and has extensive experience of helping European-based corporates, banks and commodity traders effectively use the CPRI product, with a strong focus on and extensive experience of the African market.
Read moreBPL Global has been crowned “Best Trade Credit and Political Risk Insurance Broker (CPRI)” at this year’s Global Trade Review (GTR) “Leaders in Trade” awards. The award takes BPL Global’s haul in this category over the years to an impressive eight. James Esdaile, Managing Director, commented: “To be named once again as top of the pile in the CPRI industry speaks to the...
Read moreBPL Global has become the first broker to have placed a credit and political risk insurance (CPRI) policy on PPL, the London insurance market’s electronic placing platform. PPL is an electronic placing platform which enables brokers and insurers to quote, negotiate, bind and endorse business digitally. It was designed to allow participants in the London Market to place risks electronically...
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