International Credit Insurance & Surety Association - Some of The Issues Addressed By ICISA

Some of The Issues Addressed By ICISA

sustained technical excellence, innovation and product integrity.

  • Review of the effects of cross-border insolvencies
  • Recommendations with regard to binding orders and non-cancellable limits
  • Report on issues concerning fronting for surety bonds
  • Recommendations with regard to so-called pre-shipment cover
  • Review of political risk
  • Syndication of credit risks
  • The impact of globalisation on credit insurance
  • Review of co-surety as an alternative to reinsurance
  • Monitoring developments in custom and excise bonds
  • Exploring new potential areas for surety business
  • Publication of the Catalogue of Credit Insurance Terminology

Promoting sustained quality management

  • Round table discussions between members exchanging experience and best practices on current challenges
  • Review of capital and portfolio management tools
  • Review of cycle management options
  • Review of the current and future reinsurance environment
  • Review of co-insurance and facultative reinsurance options

Advising international and multinational authorities

  • Sharing effects of the State Support Schemes
  • Creating awareness at the European Commission of the lack of a level playing field for surety products
  • Promoting a global level playing field for surety insurers in public contracts
  • Counterpart for the ComitĂ© EuropĂ©en des Assurances (CEA) in the drafting and implementation of Solvency II requirements
  • Promoting the ICC'S uniform rules for contract guarantees
  • Participating in meetings of the UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
  • Advising the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) on their proposals with regard to the credit insurance and surety sectors
  • Advising rating agencies on the role of surety bonds on PPI/PPP infra-structure projects
  • Advising CEIOPS / European Commission on Solvency II proposed legislation
  • Sharing and assessing the possible impact of Basel III on trade credit insurance and surety industry

Structural initiatives

  • Founding member of the International Surety Association (ISA) which undertakes joint projects together with national surety associations of Australia, Canada, Mexico and the USA
  • Partner in an industry project to determine the Probable Maximum Loss (PML) or Loss Given Default (LGD) of underwritten risks
  • Research into standardising reinsurance requirements
  • Press conference calls to inform media proactively on topics of interest
  • Publication of an industry Newsletter
  • Publishing ICISA Catalogue of trade credit insurance and surety (English, French, Italian, Spanish and German)

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