About Coface in the UK & Ireland

With over 75 years of experience and a comprehensive international network, Coface is a global leader in credit insurance and risk management.

In the UK & Ireland, our 100+ experts operate at the very heart of the local and global economy, and support our clients to make informed decisions in their business development, both internationally and in their domestic markets. 

Coface is also a recognised expert in business information, political risk and debt collection. We help our clients to secure their activities in order to build more successful companies, with complete confidence.

4 good reasons to choose us

Historical know-how recognised by many clients, international expertise and a unique database: these are the reasons why Coface is a global leader in risk management.

  • +75years of experience
  • 100kclient companies
  • ~200markets where we operate
  • 195mcompanies listed in our database

A leader in Trade Credit Insurance

• Our core business for over 75 years

• Protect your trade receivables against the risk of non-payment

• Use a decision-support tool to drive your business strategy

• Coface indemnifies you in the event of non-payment and initiates the collection process

• Cover your commercial and political risks for complex and one-off transactions for a minimum of €5M, with our Single Risk solution

Business Information: Unique data to make better decisions

• Information collected in 195 countries and from 195 million businesses

• Micro-economic, macro-economic and sector data constantly updated and expanded

• Access these risk analyses, and secure your supply or distribution chains

• Assess the strength of your commercial partners using the Coface score, and direct your business strategy accordingly

Debt Collection: Limit your losses with our solution

Coface International Debt Collection specialises in effective and efficient, stress-free debt recovery:

• Coface provides a fast and efficient debt collection service whether you are insured or not

• Benefit from the assistance of experts dedicated to collection and indemnification from our network of international partners

Our innovative solutions

Managing your contract

With CofaNet Essentials, your secure online platform, you can manage your contract with ease.

 

  • Monitor your customer portfolio

  • Manage your guarantees

  • Keep track of your claims

  • And check your unpaid invoices

 

And thanks to the CofaMove mobile application, access our services wherever you are.

Coface API portal

We offer web data exchange solutions (API) adapted to the needs of your business so that you can manage your Coface credit insurance contract within your own tools.

 

Whether you opt for a simple technical solution or a complete integration, you can connect your business directly to the information provided by Coface, allowing you to focus on key risks securely and reliably.

 

Discover the Coface API catalogue: integrated solutions for credit insurance and commercial information.

CofaMove

Your business moves fast - and sometimes your life moves even faster!

This is why we created CofaMove: the Coface application for rapid management of credit risk while you are on the move.

 

  • Identify buyers

  • Request credit limits

  • Order information reports

  • Track the status of claims and compensation

 

CofaMove is available on the AppStore.

Why should you opt for Coface risk management?

Our mission: to support companies in their development by protecting them against the risks of non-payment which should not be underestimated.

  • 80%of companies are faced with unpaid debts
  • 25%of bankruptcy filings are due to these unpaid debts
  • 10kcredit decisions taken by Coface every day
  • +400risk experts in Coface

Unlock the full potential of Coface's economic intelligence

Coface also boasts proven expertise in the field of economic research, undertaking micro and macro-economic studies as well as risk analyses by country, sector and company.

A number of publications are available to help you assess your risks more effectively and make the right decisions at the right time.

See our economic publications

Our history

  • 1946

    The Compagnie française d’assurance pour le commerce extérieur (Coface) is founded by the French government, which instructs Coface to insure its political, monetary and exceptional trade risks.

  • 1992

    Coface starts to take on an international dimension: Italy (1992), United Kingdom (1994), Germany (1996), Austria (1997), United States (2002)… and in 100 countries worldwide today!

  • 1994

    Most of Coface’s capital is privatised following the privatisation of SCOR, its major shareholder, but the Compagnie continues to manage public guarantees on behalf of the French state.

  • 2001

    Coface opens an entity in Ireland based in Dublin.

  • 2002

    Natixis acquires 35.26% of Coface’s capital from SCOR, and in the process becomes the majority shareholder.

  • 2006

    Delisted in 2004, Coface becomes a subsidiary of Natixis, the financing, management and financial services bank that is part of the BPCE group.

  • 2012

    Coface Global Solutions (services for multinationals) and TopLiner, additional credit insurance coverage, are launched.

  • 2014

    EasyLiner - a 100% digital package for SMEs - is launched.

    Coface is listed on the French stock exchange on compartment A of the regulated Euronext Paris market.

  • 2017

    Coface transfers the management of public export guarantees to Bpifrance.

  • 2020

    The Build to Lead strategic plan is launched, designed to consolidate the Group's leading role in credit insurance and develop adjacent businesses (information services, debt collection, bonds, factoring and single risk insurance).

    With the acquisition of GIEK Kredittforsikring AS, Coface strengthens its position in the Nordic market.

  • 2019

    Coface seals the acquisition of PKZ, Slovenia’s leading credit insurance provider, and creates a new entity for expansion in Greece.

    COFACE SA is integrated into the SBF120, the flagship index of the Paris Stock Exchange.

  • 2021

    Coface incorporates its strategy into the global framework of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

    Natixis sells part of the capital of Coface SA to the Arch Capital Group Ltd, which now holds 29.5% of the shares.

  • 2022

    Coface creates an entity so it can expand in New Zealand.

  • 2023

    Coface UK celebrates its 30th anniversary

    Coface acquires Rel8ed, a company specialising in data analysis, to consolidate its analytical capabilities on behalf of our credit insurance and business information clients.