Lloyd's of London CEO Inga Beale said Donald Trump's presidencyand the U.K.'s planned exit from the European Union are creatingopportunities to sell insurance guarding commercial clients againstdisruptions in global commerce.

“I wouldn't be surprised if we start seeing much morepolitical-risk insurance being bought all over the place,” Bealesaid in an interview Tuesday in Miami. “Because we're such aspecialist insurance, and we provide that type of insurance, youcould say that could be seen as an opportunity.”

The coverage often involves smaller trading partners, ratherthan developed-market powers, but shifts in the U.S. and U.K. couldredraw the political-risk insurance map, according to Beale. Shesaid Trump's victory in November “is leading to quite a bit ofuncertainty,” and cited the possibility of a U.S. border taxdesigned to encourage manufacturing in the U.S.