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      Credit and political risk in an uncertain world

      10/06/21
      Political Risk
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      Credit and political risk in an uncertain world

      As the credit risk market, which was severely impacted by the 2008 credit crunch, faces up to another crisis, Berta Cunha, MDS Group advisor on credit insurance talks to Nick Hedley, head of political risk and trade credit, Ascent Underwriting, about the state of the market, the outlook for the future and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.  […]

      Nick Hedley
      Head of Political Risk
      Nick has over 35 years’ experience in the Credit & Political Risk market, having worked for Euler Hermes, AIG, JLT and, most recently, Latin American Underwriters (LAU) where he was Co-Founder and President. Upon LAU’s purchase by Allied World, Nick became SVP and Product Line Head. He joined Ascent Underwriting in 2018.
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