Political risk insurance

Arbitrary or discriminatory actions taken by governments, political groups or individuals can have a significant negative impact on a company’s ability to secure the financing and investments crucial to growth and stability. Our political risk specialists work closely with our Credit & Surety team to devise custom insurance coverages to mitigate political risks including:

• Confiscation, expropriation, nationalization and deprivation (CEND)
• Political violence including strikes, riots and civil commotion, war, terrorism
• Public buyer payment risk and/or breach of contract/contract repudiation
• Currency inconvertibility, non-transferability and exchange restrictions relating to remittances to foreign parties
• Embargo cancellation and license cancellation
• Export/import restrictions