The Berne Union is the leading global association for the export credit and investment insurance industry
Our members include government-backed official export credit agencies, multilateral financial institutions, and private credit insurers from 73 countries around the world...
In 2018, Berne Union members provided USD 2.5 trillion of payment risk protection to banks, exporters and investors - equivalent to 13% of world cross border trade for goods and services (calculated with respect to WTO statistics).
This website contains information about our organisation, members, industry and activities.
Latest News
IfTI Global Symposium 2020: Fostering Economic Development in a World of Change
11/02/2020
Berne Union President Beatriz Reguero will present the welcome address to a cross-industry gathering of public and private institutions at the 2020 If...
COFACE SA: Agreement to acquire GIEK Kredittforsikring
07/02/2020
COFACE SA announces that it has signed an agreement with the Norwegian ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries regarding the acquisition of GIEK Kre...
Leaders of the 'RCG' (Asian ECAs) Address Development of the Energy Sector through Cooperative Initiatives
24/01/2020
11th annual CEO Meeting of the Asian Export Credit Agencies took place on 14-16 January, hosted by NEXI in Tokyo
Chubb takes stake in ATI to boost African trade
16/01/2020
Chubb is first global property and casualty insurer to invest in Africa's leading multilateral political risk and credit insurance agency
January BUlletin: Mega Trends and Trade
09/01/2020
Exploring the macro forces impacting trade, 2019 H1 Industry Data Snapshot + Analysis of the Economic Outlook for 2020
Berne Union Yearbook 2019
04/11/2019
On the 85th anniversary of the Berne Union, our yearbook collects insights and analysis from industry leaders on the state of the export credit and in...
PRESS RELEASE: A Challenging environment for trade in the first half of 2019
23/10/2019
Insurers reported a declining volume of new commitments alongside a 21% increase in claims paid, citing uncertainty fuelled by increasingly negative t...
New Vice President Elected
04/10/2019
Christina Westholm-Schröder, Senior Vice President & Chief Underwriter, at Sovereign Risk Insurance has been elected as the new Vice President of the ...
September BUlletin: Trade in Flux
17/09/2019
Latest edition of the Berne Union newsletter with perspectives on international trade, finance and investment from the export credit and political ris...
Berne Union to Host Capacity Sharing Marketplace in India
29/08/2019
This will be a joint workshop for export credit and development institutions, focusing on innovation in Climate Finance, Blended Finance and Infrastru...
Upcoming meetings
04-06
Mar 2020
2020 Digitalisation Specialists Meeting, Como, Italy
Como, Italy
Specialist meeting to discuss developments in the field of digitalisation and customer experien...
15-17
Apr 2020
Claims and Recoveries Specialist Meeting 2020
London, United Kingdom
The 2020 Claims and Recoveries Specialist Meeting will take place on 15-17 April, in London, UK...
28-29
Apr 2020
IfTI Global Symposium 2020
Offenburg / Gengenbach, Germany
The 2020 Symposium will discuss prospects and practical issues how public and private actors ca...
11-15
May 2020
Spring Meeting 2020
Budapest, Hungary
The 2020 Spring Meeting will take place in May - hosted in Budapest by EXIM Hungary.
17-18
Sep 2020
Project Finance Specialist Meeting
Zurich, Switzerland
The 2020 Project Finance Specialist Meeting will take place on 17-18 September, in Zurich, Swit...
12-16
Oct 2020
Annual General Meeting 2020
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
The AGM 2020 will take place in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, hosted by KAZAKHEXPORT
23
Nov 2020
BU-ICISA Regulatory Seminar
London, United Kingdom
The 2020 Regulatory Seminar will take place on 23 November, in London, UK