The BUlletin April 2025 : Protecting value in uncertain times

30/04/2025
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The BUlletin April 2025 is now available online

April Edition


Protecting value in uncertain times

This April edition puts claims and recoveries in focus ahead of our June specialist meeting, alongside other timely industry topics. Covering war and political disturbance claims, fictitious trades, critical minerals, and the adoption of AI tools, we explore how insurers and ECAs respond when complex risk becomes operational reality.


 

Supporting the global critical minerals supply chain

Sven List, 
Senior Vice President, Canadian Corporate Business
EDC

 

Safeguarding enterprises’ overseas investments: War and political disturbance risk claims in a tumultuous world

Wang Xu
General Manager, Project Insurance Claims & Recovery,
SINOSURE

 

Artificial intelligence in the insurance industry: Key success factors and strategy

Dr Tobias Vinhoven, 
Product Owner, AI,
Schumann

 

Fictitious trades and trade credit insurance claims

Baldev Bhinder, Managing Director,
Ramandeep Kaur
Director,
Blackstone & Gold

 

Partnership in international collections: The challenges of building an international agent network

Carl Hackman, Owner,
CCI Legal Services

 

Reflections from the first-ever Export Finance Event

Didem Bayseferogullari, Senior Manager, Berne Union

Thanks to Berne Union insiders and industry professionals who have shared their insights for this Bulletin.

If you wish to contribute to the next BUlletin edition, please contact Eve Hall at the Berne Union Secretariat

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