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Trade-Credit-as-a-Service: How Hokodo Is Fixing Small Biz Financing Pain Points
Most often, the concept of embedding insurance refers to a means of distribution—offering more or less traditional insurance coverages for products or services at the point of sale. For Hokodo, ...
British Insurers Pursue Government Trade Credit Backstop
British insurers are talking to the government about a backstop for trade credit insurance to support business supply chains hit by the coronavirus pandemic, an industry trade body said. States such ...
EU States Giving Guarantees to Credit Insurers to Keep Coronavirus-Hit Companies Going
European Union states are giving guarantees to credit insurers in a bid to keep coronavirus-hit companies afloat, as some firms cut cover for trade involving bloc members such as Italy and Spain, ...
Arch Capital Acquires Minority Stake in Trade Credit Insurer Coface
Arch Capital Group Ltd. has purchased a minority stake in Coface, a trade credit insurer based in France. The transaction involves the acquisition of a 29.5 percent stake. Arch will pay €10.70 per ...
Demand Rises for Trade Credit Insurance as Brexit Insolvency Fears Grow
Companies are stepping up purchases of insurance to protect themselves against insolvencies in Britain, industry sources say, in part due to concerns about the impact of Brexit. The UK economy is ...
Trade Credit Insurance Gains a Fresh Look in Wake of Trump Tariffs
Trade tensions sound like a great opportunity to underwriters of a little-known insurance product. U.S. President Donald Trump set off fears of a global trade war with tariffs on metals and an array ...
Allianz Reportedly May Buy Remainder of France’s Euler Hermes
Allianz SE is exploring a plan to take Euler Hermes Group private, buying the shares it doesn't already own in the French trade-credit insurer, according to people familiar with the matter. Euler ...
Markel Moves to Build Trade Credit Business in Canada
Markel International, the specialist insurer and subsidiary of Markel Corp., is launching its trade credit and political risk business in Canada. Markel Canada will handle underwriting for this on ...