Credit & Political Risk, Contract Frustration

With an African focused and experienced team of Underwriters, ASR provides coverage aimed at facilitating trade and investments for Financial Institutions, Traders and Exporters to name a few, transacting in Africa. Our mission is to provide the protection and confidence required to grow, develop and increase business with African counterparties.

Credit & Political Risk, Contract Frustration

what’s covered

Credit Risk:
> The financial failure of any corporate venture as a result of, insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation or winding up petition
> Default of corporate venture as a result of insufficient receipts, sales or profits of any venture
> Insuring financial institutions against non-payment by corporate obligors with a focus on:
> Appetite to underwrite ratings of between B- to BB+
> Trade and non-trade related transactions
> Appetite for a wide range of secured and unsecured structures

Political Risk Insurance:
> Confiscation, Expropriation, Nationalization and Deprivation (CEND)
> Currency Inconvertibility / Non Transfer (CINT)
> Arbitration Award Default (AAD)
> Multinational corporates and lenders, in developing markets against named political perils
> Institutions with experience in developing markets

Contract Frustration:
> Financial institutions and multilaterals against nonpayment by sovereign or sovereign-owned entities
> Infrastructure projects with Export Credit Agencies and Banks
> Loan profiles consisting of both amortising & bullet
> Ministry of Finance and SOE obligors in developing markets
> A wide range of secured and unsecured structures

> Credit Risk: $46mn up to 7 years
> Political Risk: $51mn up to 7 years
> Contract Frustration: $51mn up to 7 years

Industry Segments

  • Multilaterals
  • ECA’s
  • Financial Institutions & Non-banking FI
  • Trading Companies
  • Manufacturers
  • Service Providers
  • Distributors

Meet the Team

Genevieve Ahinful

Head of Political Risk & Trade Credit and Deputy Active Underwriter

+44 (0) 7729 120 614
genevieve.ahinful@asr-re.com

Matthew Goodger

Deputy Head of PRTC

+44 (0) 7751 735 023
matthew.goodger@asr-re.com

Alexandre Toussaint

Senior Underwriter


alexandre.toussaint@asr-re.com

Aleluiah Sakaita Savimbi

Senior Underwriter

+44 (0) 7708 483907
aleluiah.sakaita@asr-re.com

Stella Shyamala

Underwriter

+254 743 577 555
stella.shyamala@asr-re.com

Reabetswe Bogopane

Underwriter


reabetswe.bogopane@asr-re.com

Nicola Avraam

Assistant Underwriter

+44 (0) 7707 860641
nicola.avraam@asr-re.com

Huguette Dansou

Credit Analyst & Assistant Underwriter

(+33) 75 35 71 285
huguette.dansou@asr-re.com

Haseeb Shaikh

Credit Analyst

+971 (50) 1211678
haseeb.shaikh@asr-re.com

Jonathan Pascal

Underwriting Assistant


jonathan.pascal@asr-re.com

Grace Ngugi

Credit Analyst


grace.ngugi@asr-re.com