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Spring Webinars: Global Economic Challenges and the Industry Response to COVID-19

12/05/2020

This week the Berne Union is hosting a series of webinars for Members, addressing the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on trade, the economy, and the f...

Robust response to the COVID-19 pandemic from the export credit insurance industry

21/04/2020

All sides of the market have acted swiftly in response to the crisis, introducing measures to combat the negative economic impact of the pandemic by s...

Joint industry letter to European Policymakers to highlight the value of credit insurance facilitating bank lending

18/04/2020

The Berne Union has co-signed a letter to European policymakers, along with 5 other trade finance and insurance associations, highlighting the complem...

Job Advertisement: EXPORT Egypt CEO

27/02/2020

Export Egypt is seeking applicants to fill the position of CEO for the new Egyptian ECA

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...

July BUlletin Released

31/07/2019

This edition examines how current trends may influence the future of our industry over the coming decade - featuring the winning essay from the Berne ...

BU Education Scholarship Awarded to Shelley Schad, AXA XL

30/07/2019

The scholarship provides for a fee waiver to join the October 2019 intake of Offenburg University’s Postgraduate course in Finance, Risk and Insurance

Distance Learning in Finance, Risk and Insurance

13/06/2019

The Berne Union has Partnered with Offenburg University to provide special access for members undertaking its PG Certificate in Finance, Risk and Insu...