FCIA Trade Credit & Political Risk Division, Great American Insurance Company
FCIA Management Company, Inc. (FCIA) and its associated organisation, the Foreign Credit Insurance Association, have provided trade credit and political risk insurance since 1961. FCIA, a whollyowned subsidiary of Great American Insurance Company (GAIC) since 1991, underwrites and services Great American’s broad line of trade credit and political risk insurance products, offering both cancellable and non-cancellable limit policy options. GAIC is the insurer on policies underwritten by FCIA and is rated A+ by S&P.
✓ Trade Credit Insurance for Companies: Insurance against nonpayment of accounts receivable. Coverage for multiple buyers or single buyers, export and/or domestic sales, pre-shipment and post-shipment risks, short term and medium term tenors.
✓ Trade Financing Insurance for Financial Institutions: Coverage for confirmation of LCs issued by foreign banks, import/export/pre-export financings, purchased receivables and trade payables financings.
✓ Political Risk Insurance: Coverage for contract frustration, wrongful calling of advance payment and other bonds and investor losses on foreign assets caused by confiscation, expropriation, nationalisation, political violence and other perils customised to meet transaction requirements. Policy periods up to seven years.
Founded: 1961 (Foreign Credit Insurance Association)
Ownership: Great American Insurance Company