Political Risk & Trade Credit
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.

Political Risk & Trade Credit Covers
Political Risk
Within our Political Risk offering, we can cover:
- Arbitration Award Default including breach of contract, Import / Export Restriction
- Contract Frustration – insure Arbitration Award Default including breach of contract, import/export restriction
- Contract Frustration – insure against pre and post shipment risks and non-delivery, non-payment, license cancellation, import / export embargos, unfair and fair calling of advance payment and performance guarantees
- Non-Payment of Sovereign Debt including Moratorium, Protracted Default
- Confiscation, Expropriation, Nationalisation and Deprivation including goods in transit
- Non-Honouring of Sovereign Guarantee & Obligation – contracts with sovereign entities & government-owned obligors including central governments, ministries and government agencies.
- Transfer Restriction & Inconvertibility
- War & Civil Risks
Tenors:
Maximum 7 Years
Credit Risk
Within our Credit Risk offering, we can cover:
- Public & Private buyers
- Insolvency
- Non-Payment / Default
- Structured Trade Credit – project finance, asset backed, reverse lending, borrowing base, secured pre export
- Facultative Reinsurance
Tenors
Maximum 5 years

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
Senior Underwriter
+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

Nicola Avraam
Assistant Underwriter
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
haseeb.shaikh@asr-re.com

Jonathan Pascal
Underwriting Assistant