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Credit Insurance
Credit insurance offers protection to both the field of business and to that of personal finances; only it has different criteria and meanings for each category. The trade credit insurance is in a way protecting against political risks such as terrorism, or civil wars and this is a very important type of insurance especially if the business is internationally based (outsourced). If you offer services or products on a credit basis to third parties (be it consumers or other companies), than it is in your best interest to purchase the policy as it will guarantee you the full repayment of your services in case the third parties default on their payments for one reason or the other.
Working in the field of business draws with itself several risks especially when transaction is going on between two different countries, and then there might rise up several issues such as that of the inability to convert the local currency into hard currency, and this leads to loss. You, as a businessman must take the necessary measures of protection so that you don’t leave room for gaps induced by severe financial loss, and you can best do this by being backed up by insurance, and this way you make sure that the bad behavior of your customers (non payment) cannot affect your business.
Credit life insurance can be again viewed as a protection for your company in case you sell goods such as automobiles for example, where this type of insurance covers you in case the buyer suffers a severe injury so he cannot provide for himself anymore and consequently cannot provide for the payments towards you, or in case the buyer dies. Credit insurances are mostly appropriate and beneficial in case you are a business owner, but is it the same if you are not a business person and you wish to purchase credit life insurance? In this case, if the purchaser of the policy dies, but still leaves behind a nice sum to be paid for loans, then the insurance company pays for this and so the debt won’t be passed on.

You may be perhaps familiar with the fact that loan companies try to bring to your knowledge the characteristics of this type of insurance; however you have to know that under no circumstances can you be obliged to purchase it. Free will is a matter which is still in its own place, so unless you understand terms and conditions, fees you have to pay, and have thoroughly consulted all the afferent fine prints or any other documents, do not proceed. Life is unpredictable, and it is really up to you if you wish to purchase such insurance or not. Many times, the money that goes towards the policy, if saved up, can bring other joys to your life, but in the event you are indeed severely injured than the insurance can really constitute a helping hand.

That is why credit life insurance is a topic on which there are several debates going on in general, and opinions differ a lot. On one hand it protects the lender, and that is understandable that he also needs some sort of protection, he cannot simply release goods without having at least some guarantee that he will be paid back; on the other hand people consider credit life insurance a nuisance and only unnecessary expenditure that lenders try to pursue them to buy. In any case if you have general life insurance then advisable would be not to purchase credit life as well, because in this case it is indeed only an extra expenditure. Credit disability insurance, as its very name suggests, is coverage in case a person becomes disabled due to accident and is unable to provide for him or any other loan payments anymore.

Both credit life insurance and credit disability insurance are set up to pay back the remainder of your loan in case any of the situations of death or disability may occur. Many times be aware, because this type of insurances might be provided by your employer, so make sure you know about it before signing up for any other offer. Conclusively, it can be said that credit insurance protects both the borrower and the lender, but to what extent is this protection offered, how much it costs, and what are the possible drawbacks, it really depends on the insurer. Most importantly, no matter whether you are the borrower or the lender, make sure you are always well documented and you know what you are applying for.