Insurers, brokers seen as vital in helping firms navigate Brexit
Trade credit insurers and brokers can act as vital bulwarks for businesses as they navigate the economic and geopolitical uncertainties of Brexit, said Stuart Ramsden of trade credit insurer Atradius. They offer the reassurance and knowledge necessary for businesses to continue operating with confidence and to mitigate risks to trade relationships, Ramsden wrote in Insurance Age. "Astute businesses know that they can trade with more confidence if they have strong credit management partners working with them," he said.    

Stuart Ramsden of trade credit insurer Atradius argues that the combined resources of brokers and insurers offer a powerful tool in uncertain times.

In 2017 uncertainty is the name of the game. But despite the uncertainty, businesses need to continue to trade with confidence.

Providing that confidence is the perfect role for credit insurance and the challenge for those that work in the industry, particularly insurers and brokers, is to get that message to the market.

In the present risk climate, there is a need not just for protection against an individual debt or buyer, but against threats to a company’s longer term business strategy.

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