GTR Trade Finance eNews - Article 2010
PRI market returns to growth
A meeting of industry practitioners express the broad sentiment that the political risk insurance markets have emerged in good shape from the global turmoil of 2008/09.
Rallying the market
Pricing issues, the challenges of correctly assessing risk and the potential impact of Basel III were the key points of debate at this year’s IFA conference in Berlin. Rebecca Spong reports.
Reinsurers buoy up market
Reinsurers are positive about the renewals season, writes Kevin Godier.
Against the odds
The observed surge in south-south trade has been driven partly by collaborations between emerging market ECAs. But despite rumours that they are set to outperform their Western counterparts, they remain at a competitive disadvantage. Shannon Manders reports.
The land of innovation
Low pricing and the possibility of sovereign competition has created a delicate balance in the Nordic region that is in danger of tipping, writes Michael Turner.
