Why the ECAs should carry on competing with the private-insurance market

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Middle East & Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe

Charles Berry

Chairman at BPL Global

Charles Berry, chairman of specialist insurance broker BPL Global, argues that as exporters and banks now often have a choice between ECA and private-sector cover, ECAs now find themselves competing within a market and therefore need to follow market practices, including those relating to sharing risks.

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