Coface
Coface sees income rise but COR decline
Credit insurer posts results ahead of proposed IPO.
Coface's Denecker to retire as UK managing director
Trade credit insurer Coface has confirmed that Xavier Denecker is to retire as managing director in the UK and Ireland with Frédéric Bourgeois appointed to the role.
Coface appoints new chairman
Laurent Mignon has been appointed as chairman of the board of directors at Coface.
Coface reports improved results with 21% jump in profit
Coface has reported a €96m (£81m) increase in insurance turnover for 2011, up from €1.35bn in 2010 to €1.45bn.
Forget Europe, let's just concentrate on China
I attended the Coface Country Risk Conference in Paris earlier this week, where I heard from a number of economists from all over the world.
Coface: Companies bearing the brunt of Eurozone crisis
Coface has warned that European companies face increased non-payment incidents and worsened credit risk as the crisis in the Eurozone continues.
Results improve at Coface
Trade credit insurer Coface has announced an 8% increase in turnover to €764m (£672m) in the first half of 2011 (H1 2010: €708m).
Coface warns of increase in insolvencies
Xavier Denecker, managing director of trade credit insurer Coface for UK and Ireland, has warned of a slow and steady increase in UK insolvencies but stressed it would not be as “brutal” as during the depth of the recession.
PB December 2010: News round-up
Apple iPhone apps continue to be all the rage in the insurance industry. Aviva launched MyClaim, a free app enabling policyholders to file a motor insurance claim remotely from their iPhones.
Coface returns to profit
Trade credit provider Coface has announced operating profit of €89 million in the first nine months of the year compared to a loss of €240 million in the same period of 2009.
Markel expands trade credit division
Markel International has expanded its trade credit division with three appointments and cited strong demand from a diverse range of brokers.
Majority of UK businesses report upturn in trade
UK businesses are starting to emerge from the recession, according to a poll of delegates at Coface UK and Ireland Country Risk Conference.
Interview - Xavier Denecker: Trading ahead
Emmanuel Kenning questions Xavier Denecker, managing director of Coface UK and Ireland, about what the future holds for the multi-billion pound trade credit insurance industry.
Coface to get French state fund aid for partial IPO
The French state is likely to lend a helping hand to investment bank Natixis in selling its credit insurance unit according to newswire Reuters.
UK growth forecast downgraded by Coface
Credit insurer Coface has increased its forecast for world growth to 3% but reduced its 2010 forecast for the UK to 1.1%.
Ace adds to trade credit team
Stuart James has been appointed head of trade credit, based in London, with effect from 1 June 2010.
Liquidity dangers
Emmanuel Kenning reflects on the cash flow challenges facing broker managers in 2010
World economy recovering - slowly
With the UK finally emerging from recession, Emmanuel Kenning reports on the prospects for the global economy
QBE adds to trade credit team
Ray Massey appointed as Martin Penn moves into new role