About Coface

Our history

Since its establishment, The Coface group has contributed to the performance and growth of businesses.

While becoming more and more international since its establishment, the Coface group has contributed to the performance and growth of businesses of all sizes worldwide, and to building and conveying a climate of trust among economic players.
1946 :
  • Establishment of Coface, a French company specialising in export credit insurance.
1992 :
  • Start of international expansion. Gradual development of the network in new countries, most notably Germany and Austria in 1991 and UK and Italy in 1992.
  • Creation of Coface Partner Network, a worldwide network of insurance companies, business information agencies, multiline insurance companies and factoring companies.
1994 :
  • Coface privatised. The Group continues to handle public guarantees on behalf of the French State.
2006 :
  • Coface becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis, the financing, asset management and financial services arm of the BPCE Group, France’s second largest banking group.
2011 :
  • Activities refocused on credit insurance, its traditional core business.
2012 :
  • Direct presence in 66 countries.
  • Guarantees delivered in nearly 200 countries.
  • Launch of Coface Global Solutions (a set of services aimed at multinationals) and Top Liner (complimentary cover to the classic credit insurance)
2014 :
  • Direct presence in 67 countries.
  • Guarantees delivered in nearly 200 countries.
  • Success of the Coface IPO on the regulated market of Euronext Paris. As of July 2nd 2014, the resulting shareholding is as follows: Public: 58.50%; Natixis: 41.24%; Employees: 0.26%.
2016 :
  • Launch the three-year strategic plan, Fit to Win, aimed at improving risk management, operational efficiency and the quality of customer service.
2017 :
  • The public guarantees are transferred within a subsidiary of BpiFrance, thus putting and end to activities of Coface for the French State.
2018 :
  • ISS-oekom awards Coface "Prime" status for its performance in terms of social responsibility. Coface is thus one of the 10% best-ranked insurance companies in the world.
2019 :
  • Acquisition of SID - PKZ, the leader in credit insurance in Slovenia.
  • Presence in 100 countries.
  • Warranties issued in nearly 200 countries.
  • ISS-oekom awards Coface "Prime" status for its performance in terms of social responsibility. Coface is thus one of the 10% best-ranked insurance companies in the world.
2020 :
  • Launch of Build to Lead Strategic Plan (2020 - 2023)
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