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    Political risk evolution – can the market keep up?

    19/04/22
    BLOGS
    3 MIN READ

    Political risk evolution – can the market keep up?

    Political risk insurance was first actively written in Lloyd’s in the 1980s, with policies inevitably designed to respond to the […]

    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.
    10/06/21
    Political Risk
    9 MIN READ

    Credit and political risk in an uncertain world

    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.
    06/05/20
    BLOGS
    13 MIN READ

    Impact of Covid-19 on Credit & Political Risk insurance

    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.