The Berne Union enables it's members to exchange professional views and experiences

Business Areas

Berne Union members conduct business in one or more of the following areas:
  • Short term credit insurance - up to and including 1 year credit terms
  • Medium/long term credit insurance/lending - more than 1 year credit terms
  • Investment insurance

To reflect this, our activities are usually organised by business area. We have three specialist committees and members belong to the committee(s) appropriate for their business.

The committees are:
  • The Short Term (ST) Committee (for short term credit insurance)
  • The Medium/Long Term (MLT) Committee (for medium-long term credit insurance/lending)
  • The Investment (INV) Committee (for investment insurance)

Each committee also contains various technical groups. These groups are made up of experts who focus on highly specialist subjects and produce reports and conclusions for the wider membership and industry.

Short Term (ST) Committee Executives

Chair: Mr Lindley Franklin (FCIA)

Vice Chair: Mr Edvard Stang (GIEK)

Medium/Long Term (MLT) Committee Executives

Chair: Mr Topi Vesteri (FINNVERA)

Vice Chair: Mr Emile Matthee (ECIC SA)

Investment (INV) Committee Executives

Chair: Mr Rainer Wietstock (PwC)

Vice Chair: Mrs Joanne Palmer (EDC)

Technical Panel Chair: Mr John Hegeman (CHARTIS)

  • Berne Union 2009

    Download the Berne Union 2009 publication