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 Director, says: “At BPL Global, […]
About BPL
BPL Global is the world’s leading broker specialising exclusively in credit and political risk insurance (CPRI) for multinational corporations, banks and financial institutions. Our greatest strength is the expertise and experience of our people, all of whom are committed to putting our clients’ needs first.
Charles Berry
Chairman
With over 40 years’ experience in credit and political risk insurance, Charles Berry is an acknowledged expert in our market and a regular speaker at industry events.
We work closely with clients to structure insurance programmes for those engaged in international trade, investment and lending. With the largest team in the market, an annual premium volume of approximately US$400 million, and a market share close to 20%, we are the leading broker in CPRI.
As well as being the broker of choice for clients, we believe that insurers also value the professionalism and breadth of experience we bring to each transaction.
We value our financial and operational independence very highly, and are owned exclusively by our employees. We are committed to maintaining that independence which brings continuity for our clients.
World Leading CPRI
With the largest broking team in the market, an annual premium volume of approximately US$400 million, and a market share close to 20%, we are the leading broker in CPRI.
From our beginnings in 1983 with four staff, we have grown to become the largest specialist broking team in the CPRI market. Many of our current employees joined BPL Global at the early stages of their careers.
Our History
BPL Global was founded in 1983 when the CPRI market was in its infancy. For more than 30 years, we have developed in-depth knowledge and expertise of our market and product, enabling us to provide market-leading advice and tailored insurance solutions.
Our market experience has been reinforced by the settlement of over 400 CPRI claims, collecting more than US$2 billion on behalf of our clients.
Today, we provide global services for our clients from our offices in London, Paris, Singapore, Hong Kong and Dubai, and our affiliates in the US.
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In the news
BPL Global has, for the seventh year running, 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. Sian Aspinall, Managing Director of BPL Global, comments: “We are delighted to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Best Trade and Political Risk Insurance Broker 2013, 2014, 2015
Best Trade and Political Risk Insurance Broker 2012, 2013, 2015
Best Trade Credit and Political Risk Insurance Broker 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016