Why AXIS
Specialist expertise
International trade, investment and financing activities can be exposed to a wide range of political and credit risks. Drawing on decades of market experience, our team brings deep specialist knowledge and technical expertise to help brokers navigate complex transactions and evolving global challenges.
Flexible, solutions-led underwriting
We work closely with brokers to understand the unique needs of their customers and develop practical, tailored solutions. Our collaborative approach, combined with a clear underwriting appetite and flexible thinking, helps brokers place business with confidence.
Relationship-driven service
Our success is built on strong broker and customer partnerships. We pride ourselves on being accessible, responsive and easy to work with, providing clear communication and support throughout the underwriting process.
Lead market confidence
As one of the longest-established Credit & Political Risk teams in the London market, we combine specialist expertise with the experience, stability and underwriting authority to lead complex risks and support customers over the long term.
Appetite
Target classes
- Structured Trade Finance
- Trade Credit
- Corporate Lending
- Credit Portfolios
- Export Finance
- Letters of Credit
- Receivables and Supply Chain Finance
- Acquisition and Leverage Finance
- Real Estate Finance
- Derivatives
- Fund Finance
- Private Placement Bonds, Corporate Bonds or Bonds issued by State Owned Entities
Limited appetite for
- SRT
- Project Finance
- Aircraft Finance
Coverage and Capacity
Coverage
- Non-payment – private obligors
- Non-payment – state owned obligors
- Embargo and license cancellation
- Exchange transfer and currencies inconvertibility
- Non-honoring of letters of credit
- Refusal to perform contractual obligations
- Refusal to honor arbitration awards or court judgments
- Unfair calling/fair call of on demand bonds
Capacity
- $50m Political Risks
- $40m Credit Risks
Capabilities
- Lead market for portfolio solutions
- Lead market for bank business
- Lead market for development finance institutions
- Lead market for commodity traders
SOLUTIONS
Tailored coverage for a variety of risk exposures
AXIS understands the many uncertainties that clients may face when contracting with international trading partners. We offer protection against non-payment by clients’ customers due to insolvency, default, and country risk.
We specialize in offering coverage for niche credit risks to a broad range of clients through carefully selected coverholders.
We offer a market for mortgage credit risk treaty business and reinsurance on a proportional and excess of loss basis. Target clients include both government-sponsored enterprises and private mortgage insurers.
The underwriters of AXIS Political Risk Insurance look beyond the headlines to help identify both obvious and lesser-known exposures in multiple countries around the world. We work closely with brokers to evaluate those risks and write policies to cover each client's needs.
AXIS understands the many uncertainties that clients may face when contracting with international trading partners. We offer protection against non-payment by clients’ customers due to insolvency, default, and country risk.
We specialize in offering coverage for niche credit risks to a broad range of clients through carefully selected coverholders.
We offer a market for mortgage credit risk treaty business and reinsurance on a proportional and excess of loss basis. Target clients include both government-sponsored enterprises and private mortgage insurers.
The underwriters of AXIS Political Risk Insurance look beyond the headlines to help identify both obvious and lesser-known exposures in multiple countries around the world. We work closely with brokers to evaluate those risks and write policies to cover each client's needs.
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Your AXIS team
Claims
We deliver on our promises
Effective resolution for customers is achieved with our highly skilled claims specialists focusing on:
- Quick decision making
- Championing your needs
- An honest approach
∗Claims examples may be based on actual cases, composites of actual cases or hypothetical claim scenarios and are provided for illustrative purposes only. Facts have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the parties. Whether or to what extent a particular loss is covered depends on the facts and circumstances of the loss, the terms and conditions of the policy as issued and applicable law.
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