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Trade credit

Payment of the invoices a customer fails to pay because of insolvency or protracted default, on the debtor limits the insurer approves.

On the schedule

Also calledcredit insurance, accounts receivable insurance, debtor insurance
FamilyFinancial lines
Responds whenA customer enters administration owing you money, or simply does not pay.

Which industries carry it

Usually held bynone of the twenty classes as a usual line; bought for a specific exposure
Often needed, often lackingFood manufacturing, General manufacturing, Logistics and warehousing, Wholesale distribution

Standards this line engages

8 clauses

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ISO 31000 6.5.2 Selection of risk treatment options

Guidance: choosing treatment options balances the benefits for the objectives against the cost, effort and disadvantages of implementing them. Options are not mutually exclusive and not all fit every situation; they include avoiding the risk by not starting or continuing the activity, taking or increasing the risk to pursue an opportunity, removing the risk ...

Evidence an auditor accepts: Treatment option analysis per risk showing the options considered, their cost and benefit, and the one chosen; Insurance schedule, contracts and other risk-sharing arrangements tied to the risks they transfer; Documented retained and residual risk with the decision maker's acceptance
Common gap: Only mitigation considered; avoiding, taking or sharing never on the table
ISO 31000:2018 on compliance.theartofservice.com
ISO 31000 6.4.3 Risk analysis

Guidance: risk analysis builds an understanding of the nature and characteristics of a risk, including its level where appropriate, by considering in detail uncertainties, sources, consequences, likelihood, events, scenarios, controls and how effective they are; one event can have several causes and consequences and touch several objectives. Analysis can be ...

Evidence an auditor accepts: Analysis record per risk: likelihood, consequence, existing controls and their effectiveness, level of risk; Statement of assumptions, exclusions, information quality and confidence attached to the analysis; Choice of qualitative or quantitative technique and the reason
Common gap: Control effectiveness assumed rather than assessed
ISO 31000:2018 on compliance.theartofservice.com
COSO ERM principle 11 Assesses Severity of Risk

The organization assesses the severity of risk.

Evidence an auditor accepts: Likelihood-impact matrix; Inherent vs residual risk ratings; Scenario analysis
Common gap: Subjective scoring only
COSO ERM 2017 on compliance.theartofservice.com
COSO ERM principle 14 Develops Portfolio View

The organization develops and evaluates a portfolio view of risk.

Evidence an auditor accepts: Enterprise risk portfolio report; Risk correlation analysis; Aggregated exposure summary
Common gap: Siloed risk views
COSO ERM 2017 on compliance.theartofservice.com
ISO 31000 6.3.3 External and internal context

Guidance: the external and internal context is the environment in which the organization defines and pursues its objectives. The context of the risk management process should be established from an understanding of that environment and should reflect the specific environment of the activity the process is applied to, because risk management happens in the co...

Evidence an auditor accepts: Context statement for the assessment, drawing on the external and internal factors of 5.4.1; Link from the assessment context to the organizational context used for the framework
Common gap: Context copied from the enterprise level and not adjusted to the activity
ISO 31000:2018 on compliance.theartofservice.com
COSO ERM principle 1 Exercises Board Risk Oversight

The board provides oversight of strategy and carries out governance responsibilities to support management in achieving strategic and business objectives.

Evidence an auditor accepts: Board charter; Risk committee minutes; Annual risk oversight report
Common gap: No documented risk oversight cadence
COSO ERM 2017 on compliance.theartofservice.com
COSO ERM principle 7 Defines Risk Appetite

The organization defines risk appetite in the context of creating, preserving, and realizing value.

Evidence an auditor accepts: Risk appetite statement; Board approval records; Risk tolerance thresholds
Common gap: Qualitative-only appetite
COSO ERM 2017 on compliance.theartofservice.com
COSO ERM principle 13 Implements Risk Responses

The organization identifies and selects risk responses.

Evidence an auditor accepts: Risk treatment plans; Action owner assignments; Cost-benefit analyses
Common gap: Response chosen without analysis
COSO ERM 2017 on compliance.theartofservice.com

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