Get Paid, Even When Buyers Don’t - Credit Insurance for Trade Confidence
Protect your receivables – domestic and export credit insurance against buyer default, insolvency, political risks and delayed payments. Ideal for traders, exporters and banks.
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- Export credit schemes (ECGC-backed) and private credit insurance for domestic receivables
- Protection against commercial default, political risks and buyer insolvency
- Key facts (Indian context): ECGC (Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India) is India’s public export credit agency that provides structured export credit insurance and guarantees to banks/exporters to facilitate international trade. ECGC covers commercial and political risks for exporters and is a primary instrument for export credit protection in India.
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What is Credit Insurance
When Customers Don’t Pay, This Steps In
Credit insurance protects sellers and lenders from non-payment by buyers. It can be focused on export credit (political risk, war, currency inconvertibility) or domestic commercial risk (buyer insolvency, protracted default). For exporters in India, ECGC provides official schemes that help banks provide pre- and post-shipment finance backed by insurance.
Why Is This Policy Vital?
Because unpaid invoices break cashflow faster than you think
Protects working capital and enables banks to lend against insured receivables.
Helps exporters enter new markets with political-risk cover and confidence.
Reduces concentration risk — protect against a single buyer’s default that could cripple margins.
Who Needs Credit Insurance?
Exporters (goods & services)
cross-border payment and political risk protection.
Manufacturers selling on credit
domestic receivables protection.
Traders & Distributors
protect receivables across many buyers.
Banks & NBFCs
use as collateral for trade finance and to reduce NPA risk.
E-Commerce Marketplaces
protection for marketplace receivables and seller financing.
Types / Add-ons Commonly Offered
Short-term Trade Credit Insurance (domestic & export)
Political Risk Insurance / Export Credit Guarantees (ECGC)
Bank Payment Guarantees & Buyer Default Cover
Pre-shipment & Post-shipment Finance Support (ECGC schemes)
Whole-turnover vs Single-buyer policies (portfolio vs single buyer cover)
Invoice Finance Integration (credit-insured factoring)
What Trade Credit Insurance Covers
Commercial Default - buyer insolvency or protracted default.
Political Risk - war, expropriation, currency inconvertibility
Non-payment due to buyer bankruptcy - settlement of insured receivable.
Advance Payment & Pre-shipment risk (where covered)
Protracted Default (failure to pay past agreed period)
Debt recovery support & legal assistance
Bank guarantee and loan protection coverage (ECGC schemes)
Invoice finance support - insurers enable factoring programmes
Inclusions & Exclusions
Inclusions
Buyer insolvency and bankruptcy losses (subject to policy terms).
Protracted default beyond agreed waiting periods.
Political risks for exports (war, currency controls, import restrictions) under ECGC-type schemes.
Debt recovery costs and legal assistance (sometimes included).
Exclusions
Disputes over quality or contractual non-performance (unless insured as political/commercial event).
Known non-payment or dispute declared before policy inception.
Credit losses due to seller misconduct or fraud.
Market/commodity price decline — not payable unless directly caused by buyer default.
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FAQ's
ECGC is India’s export credit agency that provides insurance & guarantees to exporters and banks to protect against buyer default and political risks in export markets.
Yes - private credit insurers offer domestic trade credit insurance to protect receivables from commercial defaults. Policies differ by insurer and buyer screening.
Typically not - commercial disputes need to be distinguished from pure non-payment; insurers often require non-quality dispute resolution before paying. Check your policy wording.
Insurers (and ECGC) provide guarantees that reduce lenders’ risk, enabling financing against insured receivables or providing pre/post-shipment finance.
Political risk coverage varies by insurer and country; ECGC has country-risk grading and specific scheme rules - check eligible territories.
Invoices, bills of lading, proof of delivery, buyer correspondence, collection efforts, and bank records; export claims often need customs & shipping docs.
Customers Says..
Mr. R. Patel Export Head, SpiceWorks Exports
Ms. Nila Verma CFO, PackPlus Industries
