An Introduction to Trade Credit Insurance

Sarah Murrow joined Euler Hermes Americas in February 2004 and held a number of roles within the commercial underwriting and distribution areas of the business, including Regional Head of Broker Management from 2011-2016. In 2016, Sarah relocated to Paris and assumed the role of Head of Commercial Underwriting & Product Development for the Euler Hermes Group. Sarah was appointed the Regional Head of Market Management, Commercial Underwriting & Distribution for Euler Hermes’ Northern Europe Region, based from London in August 2017. In June 2021, she was appointed to her current role as CEO of Euler Hermes UK & Ireland, the first woman to hold the position. In March 2022 Euler Hermes was rebranded to Allianz Trade. Sarah holds the role of Chairperson on both the ABI Trade Credit Committee and the Women in Credit Insurance working group. Sarah holds a BA degree in International Relations from Roanoke College and a MBA from Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.

Jane Hull is an Underwriting Director for the Trade Credit Insurance division of Tokio Marine HCC, one of the world’s largest Property & Casualty insurance companies. A Chartered Quantity Surveyor and Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, since joining the business in 1994 as a Claims Assessor, Jane has successfully progressed through the organisation, spending a period as Claims Manager before moving into a technical underwriting role. Jane’s current role of Underwriting Director involves jointly leading the Trade Credit Insurance line of business in the UK. Jane’s key responsibilities are commercial underwriting, developing the IT systems, product and policy wordings as well as overseeing the commercial underwriting and claims functions. Jane is on the leadership team of Women In Credit Insurance.