Berne Union Yearbook 2020

(Berne Union, London, November 2020) Vinco David, Secretary General of the Berne Union (the International Union of Credit and Investment Insurers) notes in his introduction to this 179 page yearbook: "Now that news about the impact of and response to the COVID-19 pandemic is hitting the headlines so frequently, we could almost forget that there have also been several other noteworthy developments in the export credit and investment insurance industry. As the global trade association for the industry, the Berne Union is the organisation par excellence where all developments are shared and come together. Credit and investment insurers, and hence the Berne Union, are moving fast in a business environment that is also moving fast. This article will focus on how the Berne Union is changing in this environment. The following developments are highlighted:

• The enhanced exchange of information between insurers/Berne Union members
• Closer cooperation between the private market and ECAs
• Cooperation with stakeholders in the wider industry
• The growing importance of business data
• Digitalisation
• Regulation
• And, of course, the COVID-19 pandemic"