About Meridian
Global trade insurance, built for modern buyers.
Meridian Insurance helps companies protect advance payments, supplier performance exposure, trade credit risk and political risk through a clean digital insurance platform.
Company Focus
Trade risk protection
Advance payment protection for international buyers
Supplier performance and delivery risk workflows
Trade credit and political risk product expansion
Digital KYC, underwriting and policy lifecycle management
Digital policy journey
Target timeline for standard risks once required information is complete.
Target jurisdictions
International trade corridors supported through regulated insurance workflows.
Core products
APP, SPG, TCI and PRI form the initial Meridian product family.
Indicative cover level
Typical insured percentage subject to underwriting and policy wording.
Our Mission
Closing the protection gap in global trade.
Cross-border trade often requires buyers to pay international suppliers before receiving goods or services. If a supplier becomes insolvent, delays performance, abandons a contract or fails to deliver, the buyer can face a direct loss with limited practical recovery.
Meridian exists to make this exposure easier to assess, insure and manage. The platform combines contract capture, supplier verification, KYC, risk scoring, underwriting review, policy generation and claims support in one digital journey.
The objective is not to replace professional underwriting. It is to make the underwriting process faster, clearer and more accessible for real businesses trading across borders.
Principles
The operating principles behind Meridian.
The public website, portal and policy journey should all feel consistent: premium, calm, institutional and easy to understand.
Principle
Buyer-first design
Meridian focuses on the party often carrying the least protected exposure in global trade: the buyer paying before delivery.
Principle
Plain English before jargon
Product pages, application steps and policy summaries are written so finance and procurement teams can understand what is covered before they proceed.
Principle
Compliance by design
KYC, sanctions screening, audit trails, policy disclosure and role-based workflows are treated as core product features, not afterthoughts.
Principle
Digital speed with underwriting discipline
The platform removes friction from simple cases while escalating complex risks to underwriters with clear supporting evidence.
Who Meridian serves
UK and international importers paying deposits to suppliers.
Construction, infrastructure and project owners with milestone-based supply contracts.
Commodity and equipment traders exposed to delivery failure or political disruption.
Exporters and sellers seeking receivables protection for approved buyers.
What makes the platform different
Buyer and supplier status visible in one policy journey.
Clear blockers before policy issuance, instead of hidden manual checks.
Application data structured for underwriter review and audit trail.
Public pages linked to real product, support, security and legal resources.
What comes next
Deeper KYC upload and supplier verification portal.
Policy PDF generation and IPID document delivery.
Underwriter queue and compliance review workflow.
Claims FNOL and evidence upload journey.
Next Step
Start with the right product.
Explore the Meridian product family and choose the cover most relevant to your trade contract or receivables exposure.