The Receivables Insurance Association of Canada (RIAC) has developed the only accredited suite of receivables insurance training in Canada to help brokers, bankers and business owners better understand Receivables Insurance. Also known as credit insurance or trade credit insurance, it is a valuable tool that helps businesses trade and grow securely.

Receivables Insurance insures against the risk that a buyer does not pay. It can also cover the risk that a buyer pays very late. A buyer will not pay after he has been declared bankrupt, insolvent, or a similar legal status. Similarly buyers sometimes opt for a bankruptcy protection arrangement, which allows them to delay payments for an extended period. Both instances are covered under a Receivables Insurance policy. Receivables Insurance policies can include a wider range of cover, depending on the circumstances. Some policies consider a delay in payment to also be an insolvency (so-called protracted default cover).  If a buyer does not pay, the Receivables Insurance policy will pay out a percentage of the outstanding debt. This percentage usually ranges from 75% to 95% of the invoice amount, but may be higher or lower depending on the type of cover that was purchased.

Receivables Insurance policies are flexible and allow the policyholder to cover the entire portfolio or just the key accounts against corporate insolvency, bankruptcy and bad debts. The most common type of cover is so-called Whole Turnover Cover, which covers all buyers of the policyholder.