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<p>Bot: Creating new article from JSON</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>🏛️ &#039;&#039;&#039;Expropriation&#039;&#039;&#039; is the act by a sovereign government of seizing or effectively neutralizing private property or business assets, typically with or without adequate [[Definition:Indemnification | compensation]], and it represents one of the core perils covered under [[Definition:Political risk insurance | political risk insurance]]. In the insurance context, expropriation risk is a primary concern for multinational corporations, project finance lenders, and investors operating in jurisdictions where legal protections for foreign-owned assets may be uncertain or subject to abrupt policy shifts.<br /> <br /> ⚙️ Political risk policies distinguish between outright expropriation — where a government formally nationalizes an asset through decree or legislation — and creeping expropriation, a subtler process in which a series of regulatory actions, discriminatory taxes, permit revocations, or forced contract renegotiations progressively strip an investor of the economic benefit of ownership without a single dramatic seizure. Proving creeping expropriation under a [[Definition:Policy | policy]] requires demonstrating that the cumulative effect of government actions amounts to a de facto taking, which can involve complex legal and factual analysis. [[Definition:Underwriter | Underwriters]] at specialized markets such as [[Definition:Lloyd&#039;s | Lloyd&#039;s]] syndicates, the [[Definition:Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) | Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency]], and [[Definition:Export credit agency (ECA) | export credit agencies]] evaluate the political, legal, and economic environment of the host country, the sector involved, and the investor&#039;s relationship with the government when pricing and structuring coverage.<br /> <br /> 🌍 For insurers and [[Definition:Reinsurer | reinsurers]] active in political risk, expropriation exposures demand long-tail thinking. Policies often run for ten years or more to match the life of an infrastructure concession or mining license, and the risk profile can shift dramatically with a change in government. [[Definition:Loss | Losses]], when they occur, tend to be large and highly correlated with broader country crises, which means [[Definition:Accumulation management | accumulation management]] by country and region is critical. The availability of expropriation cover has a tangible enabling effect on global investment flows — without it, many projects in emerging markets would never secure financing, making this a line of business where insurance plays an outsized role in facilitating economic development.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Related concepts&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> {{Div col|colwidth=20em}}<br /> * [[Definition:Political risk insurance]]<br /> * [[Definition:Confiscation, expropriation, and nationalization (CEN)]]<br /> * [[Definition:Export credit agency (ECA)]]<br /> * [[Definition:Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)]]<br /> * [[Definition:Currency inconvertibility]]<br /> * [[Definition:Country risk]]<br /> {{Div col end}}</div>

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