The Latest Launches From The Hartford and Coface

The Hartford is debuting a technology platform designed to help cover U.S. companies in more than 200 countries through local and regional partners. Coface is launching new credit insurance coverage ...

Understanding Coface’s Ratings

Credit insurer Coface analyzes the risk of default on short-term trading transactions for companies operating in 160 different countries. These Country Risk assessments result in ratings on a ...

Where Should Insurers Look for New Markets?

With the insurance markets in Europe and North America already mature, insurers are looking for new regions and markets in which to expand. Only a decade ago, it was the BRICS that were hot—Brazil, ...

South Africa: Key to a Continent

South Africa is a study of contrasts. Its financial sector is among the world's most developed and sophisticated, yet the country of roughly 50 million inhabitants is plagued with large scale ...

Economic Indicators For Brazil (2010-2013)

With a gross domestic product of $2.42 trillion, Brazil is already the world's sixth largest economy—bigger than the UK. A diversity of trading partners, as well as a mix of agriculture, raw ...