Beazley provides specialist insurance protection in respect of emerging markets, political violence, credit and wider political risks to a range of clients including commodity traders; foreign investors; banks and financial institutions; project financiers and sponsors; forfeiting companies; and exporters and importers of goods and services.
Coverage
We mitigate our clients' cross-border risks in respect of assets exposed to political force majeure events such as expropriation, wars, acts of terrorism, civil disturbances, and other forms of political violence.
Risks covered also include:
- Embargoes, border closures, and other types of government interference including confiscation and deprivation of assets (whether fixed or mobile)
- Selective discrimination
- Cancellation of operating licenses or concessions
- Inability to repatriate dividends or intercompany loans
These and other acts beyond the client's control can lead to the cessation of their operations and the failure of their investments, as well as to business interruption losses.
Protection against government sponsored acts
For companies trading with public and private counter parties, we provide insurance to protect against government sponsored acts before and after shipment of goods, including:
- Unilateral termination of a contract by a foreign government
- Cancellation of import and/or export licenses
- Non-delivery for pre-paid goods; non-payment
- Inability to convert and/or transfer foreign currency
- Non-honouring of payment instruments such as central bank guarantees or letters of credits
- Refusal to pay arbitration awards
- Wrongful calling of contractual bonds
Trade credit
For companies trading with private and public counterparties, we provide insurance to protect against non-payment risk.
Our trade credit account encompasses:
- Traditional structures for sale and/or purchase of goods and services on deferred payment terms or for which advances have been made
- Buyer and supplier credits and insurance in respect of payment instruments
- Protection against government sponsored acts before and after shipment of goods
Limits
- Political Risks $50,000,000 per risk
- Non-payment by a government owned entity $50,000,000 per buyer
- Trade credit/Non-payment by a corporate entity $30,000,000 per buyer
Policy
Up to a maximum of 15 years
Key Territories
Worldwide
Political risks & trade credit team
Claims

Claims Focus Group Leader - Political and Terrorism
Alex Hill
London, UK
0207 674 7326
alex.hillUnderwriters

Head of Political Risks & Trade Credit
Roddy Barnett
London, UK
+44 207 674 7525
roderick.barnett
Underwriter - Credit & Political Risks
Neil Beattie
London, UK
+44207 674 7785
neil.beattie
Underwriter - Political Risks & Trade Credit
Richard Hutton
London, UK
+44207 667 0579
richard.huttonPolitical risks & trade credit forms
Further wordings and proposals are available upon request. To obtain an indication for cover or further information, please speak to our underwriters.