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Export Insurance

Insuring Export Transactions and Mitigating Risk

Risk in today's global marketplace can take many forms and is a very real factor in business and investor decision making. Managing the risk associated with foreign transactions and investments can be paramount to the ultimate success or failure of any international activity. To help, the U.S. Government offers several programs to help mitigate these risks (Export.gov).

Shipping Insurance

If the terms of sale make the exporter responsible for insurance (Export.gov), the exporter should either obtain its own policy or insure the cargo under a freight forwarder's policy for a fee.