Atradius Surety announced its Canada expansion on Sept. 11, 2026, appointing Sam Halilovic as Senior Manager, Surety Canada. Focus: construction, developers, listed cos, Europe–Canada cross-border capacity. Education only; not placement advice.
Last verified: October 5, 2026 (PT)
Netherlands-based Atradius Surety has opened a Canadian chapter — and specialty brokers now have another named international surety to watch as infrastructure and cross-border work gathers pace.
Verify at source / not placement advice / not legal advice. Dated public company and trade-press pages only. Global Guarantors education — directory context, not a solicitation, quote, or carrier recommendation.
On September 11, 2026, Atradius Surety said it had expanded into Canada, calling the move a milestone in its international strategy and its first local presence beyond Europe (Atradius’s framing). The company says the offering helps Canadian businesses secure contractual, legal, and regulatory obligations while preserving bank credit capacity.
On August 31, 2026, Sam Halilovic was appointed Senior Manager, Surety Canada. Per Atradius, he establishes and develops the Canadian surety book and broker and customer relationships.
Atradius lists European surety presence in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Canadian Underwriter (Sept. 30, 2026) similarly describes offices in 11 EU countries plus Norway and the U.K.
Public materials align on focus segments:
Public materials also stress Europe–Canada cross-border appetite — accounts that already live in, or sell into, both regions — alongside the Canada construction / developer / listed-company focus. That is stated company positioning, not a Global Guarantors ranking or market-share claim.
Canadian Underwriter adds colour from Halilovic: construction is expected to be the cornerstone of the Canada book; the team is also exploring mining, energy, and reclamation where risks fit; and closer Canada–Europe ties raise interest in cross-continental work such as defense procurement, where Atradius says it already has European supplier relationships and can now offer bonding capacity to them in Canada. Treat those extensions as Halilovic / CU reporting, not a published Canada product menu.
Canadian Underwriter frames the commercial backdrop as large infrastructure spend and closer European trading ties — useful contract-surety context for desks, not a GG forecast. Separately, CU reports Halilovic language on nation-building projects and closer Europe ties as motivation colour. Atradius’s own Halilovic quote (company PR) calls the Canadian market a growing, relationship-driven sector supported by infrastructure, construction, and government procurement (company claims).
For the underwriter directory stub, this is a Canada roster add: a European surety franchise with a named local lead and stated construction / developer / listed-company / Europe–Canada appetite. It is not, on materials retrieved here, a Canada-specific rating action (group Hub rating language is not profiled on this page), a disclosed Canada capacity number, an OSFI writing-company legal name on a specimen form, or a full Canadian product catalogue.
Pending: Canada writing-company legal name on forms; provincial licensing / OSFI detail (PR “first branch” language is a lead, not a confirmed licence fact); any Canada-specific surety product page beyond the group PR and Surety Hub contact card; SAC/CANCEA May 2025 seven-carrier PDF URL if the “not in the seven” claim is kept on publish day; ratings or capacity $ if later quoted — dated public pages only, labeled as company claims.
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | Sam Halilovic appointed Senior Manager, Surety Canada | Atradius PR |
| Sept 11, 2026 | Canada expansion announced; first local presence beyond Europe (company framing) | Atradius PR · GlobeNewswire |
| Sept 30, 2026 | CU feature: construction cornerstone; mining/energy/reclamation exploration; defense colour | Canadian Underwriter |
Verify at source / not legal advice / not placement advice. Focus segments and “first beyond Europe” / “first local presence beyond Europe” language are Atradius’s only (CU does not use that phrase). CU covers focus sectors and Halilovic colour. No premiums, capacity dollars, or independent rankings. Confirmed October 5, 2026 (PT).