Independent credit and political risk insurance broker Texel Group has announced Josh McCann and Axel Swiderski have joined its broking team in London. He was also instrumental in establishing credit insurance as a distribution option for IFC’s long tenor lending globally, both on a deal-by-deal and on a portfolio basis, Texel says. Meanwhile, Swiderski has joined Texel as an associate director from Cofarco, where he spent seven years as a credit and political risk broker, as well as commodity finance analyst. Prior to this he worked at BNP Paribas, in the structured products sales team, with roles in both Paris and Singapore. “I’m looking forward to exploring new opportunities to attract credit insurance coverage to bankable deals in emerging markets.”Texel’s “dynamic and entrepreneurial outlook make it an exciting company to have joined,” says Swiderski.