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Allianz Trade, the world leader in trade credit insurance, announces changes in its leadership teams. Benoît des Cressonnières, Global Head of Reinsurance of Allianz Trade and CEO of Euler Hermes Reinsurance AG, will retire on September 30th, 2025. Philippe Dessèvre, currently CFO of Allianz Trade in DACH, will succeed him as of October 1st, 2025. This appointment is subject to the standard regulatory approval requirements.

In 2024, Allianz Trade and Inclusive Brains partnered to develop Prometheus BCI, a new kind of multimodal human-machine interface powered by generative AI that transforms diverse neurophysiological data into mental commands. This year, both companies reaffirm their common values and commitment to foster inclusion of people with disabilities by renewing their partnership, with a pivotal focus: developing a mind-controlled keyboard.

Allianz Trade, the world leader in trade credit insurance, today announces changes in its regional leadership teams. James Daly, CEO of Allianz Trade in Americas, has decided to retire on June 30, 2025. Sarah Murrow, currently CEO of Allianz Trade in the UK & Ireland, will succeed him as of July 1, 2025. This appointment is subject to the standard regulatory approval requirements. Her successor will be announced at a later date.

According to trade credit insurer Allianz Trade, global trade will see a moderate rebound in 2024, likely growing by +3.6% in volume terms, helped by companies restocking and households renewing purchases of durable goods while reducing spending on services. The end of the year will also likely be supported by companies rushing to ship goods in anticipation of the higher tariffs likely to be imposed by the next US administration, and other potential disruptions in the coming quarters.

Allianz Trade, the world’s leading trade credit insurer and Inclusive Brains, a French start-up developing a new generation of neural interfaces powered by generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), have partnered to develop Prometheus, a new kind of brain-machine interface that transforms diverse neurophysiological data (brainwaves, heart activity, facial expressions, eye-movements) into mental commands. The goal of this innovative assistive technology is to help individuals who can no longer use their hands or speak to operate workstations, connected objects and to navigate digital environments without the need to type on a keyboard, to touch a screen, or to use vocal commands. Eventually, the Allianz Trade and Inclusive Brains partnership will accelerate the development of AI-powered assistive solutions that give people with disabilities more autonomy and facilitate their access to education and to the workforce.

Supporting the rapidly growing B2B e-commerce space has been an integral part of Allianz Trade’s strategy for several years. After having developed a unique and pioneering e-commerce credit insurance and forming multiple partnerships with e-commerce players and leading financial institutions, the world’s leading trade credit insurer goes one step further. Allianz Trade today announces the launch of Allianz Trade pay, a payment solution with a range of services dedicated to B2B e-commerce activities which includes not only an instant financing solution through our partners, but also a digital buyer onboarding solution, an online fraud risk management and mitigation system and trade credit insurance at checkout.

Allianz Trade released today its latest Global Insolvency Report which unveils updated forecasts for 2023 and 2024. According to the world’s leading trade credit insurer, after a small rebound in 2022 (+1%), global insolvencies are set to jump by +6% in 2023 and +10% in 2024.

Allianz Trade in North America today announced that it has signed on to sponsor U.S. Paralympian Daniel Romanchuk. Daniel is a Two-time Paralympian and World Champion in Para Track and Field. Romanchuk hopes to represent Team USA at the upcoming Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

Disruptions over the past few years, from the Covid-19 pandemic to the invasion of Ukraine, seem to be leading to the rethinking of global supply chains. How are these events affecting companies, their willingness to trade and the way they operate abroad? Today, Allianz Trade releases the second edition of its Global Survey. The world’s leading trade credit insurer surveyed nearly 3,000 exporters from France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, the UK and the US.1 Allianz Trade asked these companies about their export expectations in 2023, experiences with supply-chain disruptions, plans to make supply chains more resilient and ESG strategies.

How is the current international environment affecting exporters and their willingness to trade? Allianz Trade, the world leader in trade credit insurance, decided to check the pulse of companies in the United States, China, the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Germany. Two surveys were carried out – one before the start of the invasion of Ukraine and one after, involving nearly 3,000 corporates.

Today marks a new chapter in our story: Euler Hermes, the world leader in trade credit insurance, becomes Allianz Trade – a natural move as we have been fully part of the Allianz Group since 2018.