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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...
Read moreBPL Global has once again been recognised as the industry’s leading specialist insurance broker after being voted “Best Trade Credit and Political Risk Insurance Broker” by the readers of Global Trade Review magazine in its annual Leaders in Trade awards . It is the sixth year in a row that BPL Global has picked up the accolade, this time beating Marsh into second place.
Read moreBPL 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.
Read moreBPL Global has been crowned “Best Trade Credit Broker” in the Trade & Forfaiting Review awards and “Best Insurance Broker in Trade” in the Trade Finance...
Read moreBPL Global is delighted to announce that Peter von Guretzky-Cornitz has agreed to act as an introducer and representative in Germany on a part-time basis working alongside Gina Fitzgerald, to develop credit insurance business involving exporters, banks, Hermes and the CPRI market. He will be focusing particularly on transactions where private insurers can provide coinsurance or reinsurance for...
Read morePeter 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.
Read moreBPL Global has once again been recognised as the industry’s leading specialist insurance broker after being crowned “Best Trade Credit and Political Risk Insurance Broker” for the fifth year running in the 2014 GTR Leaders in...
Read moreInterviewed by London insurance market journal, Insurance Day, senior directors James Esdaile and Sian Aspinall give their perspectives on the PRI market and highlight a new generation of partners at BPL Global. Read article (pages 6 & 7)
Read moreWriting for Trade & Export Finance’s Export & Agency Finance Special Report 2014, Charles Berry, Chairman, BPL Global, discusses the changing state of the market for medium and long term (MLT) export credit insurance. Once the preserve of the government export credit agencies (ECAs), the MLT is now a mixed market of ECAs and private insurers, often competing for the same...
Read moreBPL 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,...
Read moreBPL 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...
Read moreBPL Global has been crowned “Best Trade Credit and Political Risk Insurance Broker” in the 2013 GTR Leaders in Trade awards. This year, a change to the judging process meant that the winners were picked by the magazine’s global and regional editorial boards, comprising respected figures in the trade finance market. A full list of the results can be found
Read moreSpeaking 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...
Read moreIn 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...
Read moreBPL Global has been crowned “Best Trade Credit Broker” in the 2013 Trade & Forfaiting Review Excellence Awards, completing a clean sweep of the year’s leading industry awards. It comes after Trade Finance magazine’s readers voted the company “Best Insurance Broker in Trade”, for the fifth...
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