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, […]
Our Clients
Our clients include many of the world’s leading banks and financial institutions, commodity traders, exporters and corporate investors. Each has different insurance requirements in relation to their lending, investment and trading activities and we have developed products tailored to meet these requirements.
Financial Institutions
We work with many leading financial institutions, assisting them in all aspects of their lending activities, and have led the way in developing specialty credit insurance products that provide protection against obligor default while also qualifying for regulatory capital relief.
Commodity Traders
We represent some of the largest commodity traders across energy, metals and soft commodities, and support all aspects of their activities. Many of our relationships span more than 25 years, giving us unrivalled insight into the sector. We have the resource and capacity to service clients’ high-volume, time-critical business needs.
Exporters
From our origins, we have acted for some of the world’s largest exporters. Today, we represent some of the largest engineering, manufacturing and construction companies operating worldwide. We have a wealth of experience in adapting policies to respond to the specific terms and conditions of complex export contracts.
Corporate Investors
We continue to lead the way in developing insurance products for corporate investors which mitigate the full range of political risks facing investors and their assets worldwide. We have the technical expertise needed for these complex and multi-peril placements.
World Leading Clients
Our clients include many of the world’s leading banks and financial institutions, commodity traders, exporters and corporate investors.
Since our establishment, we have collected over 400 claims for clients worth in excess of US$2bn and arising from losses occurring in over 80 countries.
Why work with us
As an independent broker, we always put our clients’ interests first. We pride ourselves on providing the highest levels of service and our people are many of the most experienced practitioners in the CPRI market.
Drawing on our strong technical expertise and access to a wide network of insurers, we can exploit the competitive dynamics of the insurance market to secure the right coverage at the best price for our clients.
Our products are validated by ensuring that claims are paid in full and on time, and this underpins every aspect of our client servicing. Since BPL Global’s establishment in 1983, we have settled over US$2 billion of claims for our clients.
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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