Public Agencies

De-risking development finance

Facilitating cross-border trade and investment

Emerging economies pose unique challenges for cross-border trade and investment. With the heightened risk of political instability and currency fluctuation, safeguarding your capital is essential. 

Howden's Credit & Political Risks team helps to bring predictability to financial activity in developing markets. We have worked with public agencies for more than 15 years, working across a wide range of countries and industries.  

We bring you specialists in insurance, banking, and regulatory law. This depth and breadth of expertise is a strong driver of innovation, allowing us to design and deliver effective solutions.

We can help you to:

  • Reduce capital costs and release funding
  • Optimise your balance sheet
  • Meet United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
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Why choose Howden?

$3bn+

of policy limits placed

30+

countries supported

$500mn

claims managed

Who we work with

Howden provides bespoke (re)insurance solutions tailored to ECAs. We mitigate risks associated with cross-border trade and investment, ensuring that both the ECA’s exporter clients and their investors are protected against non-payment risks, political instability, and geopolitical uncertainty.

Howden works with DFIs and MDBs to protect their portfolios against private and public non-payment risks. Our solutions provide both risk transfer and balance sheet optimisation.

Howden’s solutions also enable DFIs and MDBs to mitigate risks emanating from political instability, currency fluctuations, and undue government interference. This helps DFIs and MDBs safeguard their capital, and continue supporting sustainable development initiatives by providing the right coverage for investments in emerging economies.

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Our solutions

Credit risk (re)insurance

Trade credit (re)insurance

Political risks (re)insurance

Alternative funding solutions

Captive solutions

Significant/Synthetic risk transfer (SRT)

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