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Based on your answers we recommend that you explore our credit insurance products to learn how you can protect your company against international risk.

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Portfolio Credit Insurance

Portfolio Credit Insurance

  • · Insure customers and deals of all sizes from the risk of non-payment.
  • · Get up to 90% coverage if your customer doesn’t pay.
  • · Options to jointly cover domestic customers.

What’s covered?

  • · Your customer refuses to accept goods
  • · Your customer terminates your contract before you ship
  • · Political issues in another country prevent your customer from paying
  • · Cancellation of export/import permits
  • · Issues with currency conversion
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Eligibility considerations
  • Goods have not shipped
  • Services have not been delivered
  • Destination country risk rating
  • Credit ratings of businesses involved
  • Payment terms should be in place
Select Credit Insurance

Select Credit Insurance

  • · Insure up to $500,000 per customer from the risk of non-payment.
  • · Get up to 90% coverage if your customer doesn’t pay.
  • · No domestic joint coverage available.

What’s covered?

  • · Your customer doesn’t pay
  • · Your customer declares bankruptcy
  • · Political issues in another country prevent your customer from paying
  • · Issues with currency conversion
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Eligibility considerations
  • Goods have not shipped
  • Services have not been delivered
  • Terms of payment are 180 days or less
  • Destination country risk rating
  • Credit ratings of businesses involved
  • Payment terms should be in place
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Learn about international risk

  • · Register for a free MyEDC account to access articles, webinars and expert trade advice on how to manage your company’s international exposure.
  • · Get answers to the most important questions that Canadian exporters have — all for free.
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How MyEDC helps your business

  • Access EDC’s network to connect with the best freight forwarders in Canada and around the world.
  • Learn what you need to grow your business from world-class trade professionals through live and on-demand webinars.

Based on your answers, we recommend that you explore EDC Credit Insurance.

  1. Credit Insurance

    With EDC Credit Insurance, 90% of your insured losses are covered against the risk of non-payment due to a variety of issues. Advantages of EDC Credit Insurance

    1. Makes sure you get paid
    2. Grows your business. Grows your business.
    3. Helps you access more cash
Date modified: 2024-03-20

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