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, […]
Financial Institutions
We count among our clients many of the world’s leading banks and financial institutions, assisting them in all aspects of their lending activities. We have led the way in developing specialty credit insurance products that provide financial institutions with protection against obligor default while also qualifying for regulatory capital relief.
Our Products: Financial Institutions
Comprehensive Non-Payment Insurance:
Excess of Loss Insurance:
Political Risk Insurance:
Our expertise and experience
At BPL Global, we pride ourselves on our technical knowledge and expertise developed over 30 years in the industry, enabling us to provide high-quality advice and tailored insurance solutions for financial institutions.
We have led the way in developing policies which qualify for regulatory capital relief by meeting the stringent requirements of credit risk mitigation.
We have extensive global experience, providing cover for financial institutions’ lending and investment activities in both OECD and developing economies, and encompassing everything from short term trade finance and asset-backed finance through to clean corporate loans.
We deal with over 50 insurers around the world that specialise in credit and political risk insurance (CPRI) with an aggregated capacity per risk in excess of US$2 billion and tenor capability of up to 15 years.
World Leading Expertise
We have unrivalled expertise in providing credit insurance products for financial institutions that also qualify for regulatory capital relief, and our claims record is testament to our leading position in the CPRI market.
Our business portfolio’s aggregated exposure is approximately US$40bn, of which over 60% relates to Medium-Long Term (MLT) non payment risk. We have collected nearly US$900m of claims for Financial Institutions.
Our Products
Our comprehensive non-payment insurance provides cover against default by public and private obligors without prescribing causation, thereby protecting financial institutions from both commercial and political risks.
We can also provide protection against the non-honouring of guarantees or letters of credit, whether issued by public or private sector banks. Similarly, our policies can be designed for financial institutions participating in structured trade transactions.
We have developed excess of loss insurance products that can provide up to 100% cover for financial institutions purchasing pools of receivables, enabling them to achieve regulatory capital relief under Basel III / CRD IV.
While the majority of our clients require comprehensive non-payment coverage, we can also provide bespoke political risk insurance that provides protection against political perils only – particularly relevant for project finance. This principally covers expropriation, currency and political security risks.
Why work with us
We pride ourselves on providing the highest levels of service to financial institutions across the entire insurance placing process, and have some of the most experienced brokers in the CPRI market.
Drawing on our strong technical expertise and access to a wide network of insurers, we are in a position to 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 to financial institutions. Since BPL Global’s establishment in 1983, we have settled over US$2 billion of claims for our clients, of which nearly US$900 million has been for financial institutions.
We structure our broking teams, which are each lead by an experienced director, to meet clients’ specific needs.
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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