Credit insurance and debt collection glossary

Letter A

Absolute sale
Acceleration of payment
Aged debtors report
Annual total excess
Arranged approval threshold
Assignment of receivable

Letter B

Beneficiary/Beneficiary of indemnity rights transfer
Breach (condition of)
Buyer

Letter C

Cash against documents
Claim
Claim waiting period
Collection
Collection agency
Commercial risk
Consignment
Consultation threshold
Contract of sale
Credit Agreement or Line
Credit Insurance
Credit period
Customer credit facility

Letter D

DCL (Discretionary Credit Limit)
De facto insolvency
De jure insolvency
Debtor
Declaration of potential loss
Default (outright)
Deglobalisation
Delivery
Dispute
DSO (Days Sales Outstanding)
Due date

Letter E

Extension of due date

Letter F

First sale clause
Fixed-sum individual excess

Letter G

Globality (principle of)

Letter I

Indemnifiable loss
Indemnification
Insolvency
Insurable turnover
International trade
Intervention request

Letter L

Lawful extension
Litigation mandate

Letter M

Minimum premium
ML (Maximum Liability)

Letter N

Natural disaster risk
No claims bonus
Non-transfer risk

Letter O

Orders to be delivered
Ordinary individual excess
Outstanding amount

Letter P

Percentage of cover
Policy
Prelitigation
Private Buyer
Protocol
Public Buyer

Letter R

Receivable
Risk underwriting

Letter S

Sale intermediary (intermediary in the commercial relationship)
Security
Statement of loss
Subrogation

Letter T

Temporary amount
Transfer of right to indemnities

Letter U

Unnamed buyer or BC (Blind Cover)