Financial and specialty


We arrange bespoke protection for our clients from unforeseen financial or political events that impact their business interests, loans or investments. Our clients include financial institutions and funds, exporters and trade finance specialists and specialist service providers, executing financial transactions across the globe.

Our solutions are tailored to a client’s precise requirements and are supported by capacity from both the London and international insurance markets, including Lloyd’s.

Types of political risk covered:

  • Lenders' interest
  • Equity investor
  • Contract frustration
  • Loss of operating or export licence or concession
  • Acts of political violence, civil unrest, terrorism and war (on land)

Types of financial risk covered:

  • Default non-payment protection
  • Contract default - sovereign or corporate
  • Non-payment of arbitration awards

Our service


Our team can be engaged either as a full-service insurance intermediary or as an advisor with services that can be selected on an ad-hoc basis including:

  • Strategic insurance reviews
  • Insurance wording reviews
  • Creation of bespoke insurance policy wordings
  • ECA or multi-lateral co-ordination/co-operation
  • Structured self-insurance evaluations
  • Claims advisory and management
  • Market intelligence provision

As a full-service insurance intermediary we would undertake the marketing and placement of any insurance cover required including providing full policy and claims support for the lifetime of the policy coverage.

Why Xenia?

Our teams are experts in their specialist areas of insurance. We work in collaboration ensuring we achieve the very best possible result for our clients. We also have:

  • Dedicated team handling all aspects of our clients’ insurance provision
  • Track record of assisting financial institution clients to maximise regulatory capital reliefs including compliance with Basel requirements
  • Specialty knowledge of emerging and developing markets
  • Reputation for solving challenging risk requirements with innovative solutions
  • Investment in continuous training and development of our staff
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Richard Bishop

Director - Financial and Specialty

T: +44 (0)7876 352639

E: [email protected]

Contact us

For more information on how our services can benefit your business, please get in touch. Telephone, email or submit a form.

T: +44 (0)3330 155005

E: [email protected]