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Corporate Trade Credit Insurance

Protect your export receivables from the risk of non-payment with comprehensive coverage tailored for international trade.

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Corporate Trade Credit Insurance

Protect your export receivables from the risk of non-payment with comprehensive coverage tailored for international trade.

Explore options link scroll down to the features section

Pursue international opportunities with confidence.

Selling to foreign buyers comes with a degree of uncertainty. Trade credit insurance protects your sales and can even improve your borrowing capacity.

EXIM Bank Trade Credit Insurance

Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) offers government-backed trade credit insurance policies to help protect against the commercial and political risks of selling to foreign buyers, supporting your growth into unfamiliar markets.

Private Sector Trade Credit Insurance

Private sector insurance helps protect your foreign receivables against non-payment and provides customizable coverage.

Risk Assessment and Market Intelligence

Our experienced team can point you towards useful sources of information on foreign buyers, markets, countries, and banks to help you identify which opportunities to pursue.

Frequently Asked Questions

Whether you are working with a new buyer or a long-term customer, there are several instances where trade credit insurance makes sense. Concentration risk, buyer default risk, and political risk are just a few types of risk that can be managed effectively with trade credit insurance.
EXIM Bank policies are government-backed and often cover higher-risk markets that private insurers won’t touch. On the other hand, private sector insurance usually offers faster processing, more flexibility, and may be less expensive for lower-risk transactions.
Coverage typically ranges from 85-95% of your invoice value. Some risk is retained to encourage careful buyer selection and payment collection.
In the right situation, yes. One major default could wipe out years of your company’s profits. Insurance premiums typically range from just 0.05% – 1% of your insured sales. That’s a small price for peace of mind and the confidence to pursue larger international opportunities.

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