CRB ~ Export Credit

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Export Credit Insurers help exporters of goods to win business and to invest overseas by providing guarantees, insurance and reinsurance against losses.

As part of a risk management process the insurer makes a judgment on the ability of the vendor to meet its debt obligations but on occasion the sale of goods will not be completed due to the purchaser going into administration or declining to meet their obligations where changes in exchange rates may make the original purchase an uneconomic venture.

Following expiry of the usual waiting period as prescribed by Export Credit Insurance Policies we are frequently appointed to actively research the cause of the dispute. We identify originating fraud which may exclude liability under the policy. Export Credit Insurers acquire subrogated rights and we also act for their clients pre-payment to identify alternative markets for goods where they are in distress incurring high demurrage and storage charges. We agree extended periods of storage avoiding expensive enforced sales of goods and actively seek to mitigate the insurer’s exposure by finding alternative outlets for cargo on the best terms possible.