Friedrich von Krusenstiern

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Counsel

Phone: 312-599-0723
Email: FVonKrusenstiern@CopeEhlers.com

Friedrich von Krusenstiern served for 20 years as General Counsel & Secretary for the Coface North America companies of the French based and publicly traded multinational commercial trade credit Insurer and business information provider COFACE SA. In that capacity he was responsible for the legal affairs of four business lines in the USA and Canada, including commercial trade credit insurance, business information, factoring and commercial debt collections. Fred advises clients on insurance regulatory and compliance matters and on drafting and negotiating policies and reinsurance agreements in the commercial and trade credit and political risk insurance space. He has considerable experience advising clients on standard and manuscripted trade credit insurance policies supporting the sale of goods and services and trade financing transactions. In addition, Fred also assists clients on general corporate matters including the review, drafting and negotiating of claims cooperation agreements, agency and broker agreements, factoring contracts, contracts for the sale/purchase of goods or services, employment contracts and separation agreements, joint venture agreements, non-disclosure agreements and corporate governance and compliance policies.

Experience

Coface North America Insurance Company

Compagnie Francaise d'Assurance Pour le Commerce Exterieur, Canada Branch

Coface Services North America, Inc.

Coface Services Canada Company

Coface Collections North America, Inc./Coface Collections Canada Company

Coface Credit Management North America, Inc.

Coface Credit Management Canada Company

General Counsel & Secretary

2001-2021

Hutchins, Wheeler & Dittmar, P.C.

Associate

1997-2001

Manomet Observatory

Director, Fisheries Observer Program

1988-1994

Education

J.D., Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, MA, 1997

LL.M., University of Essex, Colchester, Essex, UK, 1986

B.A., San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, 1985

Bar Admission

Massachusetts

Presentations

• "When is Non-Payment Coverage not Trade Credit Insurance: Understanding trade credit insurance under the law, and how it differs from surety and financial guaranty insurance", presented annually/biennially during 2010-2020 to insurance underwriters and producers.
• "Non-Payment Coverage of Assigned Accounts", presented annually/biennially during 2010-2020 to insurance underwriters and producers.
• "Guide to Modifying and Customizing Policy Wording: Getting the deal done right for both the insured and insurer", presented annually/biennially during 2010-2020 to insurance underwriters and producers.
• "The ABCs of the Factoring Business for the Trade Credit Insurance Professional", presented annually/biennially during 2010-2020 to insurance underwriters and producers.
• "Overview of the Office of Financial Asset Control Sanctions and Trade Credit Insurance", presented on 27 November 2017 to in-house insurance lawyers.