Did you know... Payment from a guarantee does not always accrue to you in full?

Published on 28/03/2018

If you agree with your debtor to issue a guarantee as security for payment and your credit insurer then issues a (higher) limit on the debtor, this does not automatically mean that you will be reimbursed for everything in the event of the debtor's bankruptcy?

Suppose you agree with your debtor that its parent company will issue a guarantee as additional security of payment. Credit insurers can then - by guaranteeing the parent for any losses - issue a (higher) limit on the debtor. If the debtor subsequently goes bankrupt, the credit insurer/collecting agency will initially claim the guarantor. Should the guarantor company also go bankrupt, the insurer will compensate the loss on the basis of this guarantee.

We can send you a sample guarantee text. Please note, you are responsible for the legal validity of the guarantee text.

Important tip!

  • always have a obtained guarantee recorded in the limit decision on the debtor who has to pay the original invoice.

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