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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>💳 '''Credit limit''' in the insurance context refers to the maximum amount of [[Definition:Premium | premium]] or financial exposure an [[Definition:Insurance carrier | insurer]], [[Definition:Managing general agent (MGA) | MGA]], or [[Definition:Insurance broker | broker]] is willing to extend to a particular counterparty before requiring payment or additional security. The concept parallels its banking equivalent but takes on distinct forms across insurance operations: an insurer may set a credit limit on the outstanding [[Definition:Premium receivable | premium receivable]] it allows a broker to accumulate, a [[Definition:Reinsurer | reinsurer]] may cap the net exposure it accepts from a single [[Definition:Cedent | cedent]], and a [[Definition:Trade credit insurance | trade credit insurer]] may assign a credit limit representing the maximum indemnity available on a specific buyer.<br />
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🔄 The mechanics vary by context. In [[Definition:Trade credit insurance | trade credit insurance]], the policyholder requests a credit limit for each of its buyers; the insurer's credit analysts evaluate the buyer's financial health and assign a limit — say, $500,000 — which caps the insurer's liability if that buyer defaults. In broker-insurer relationships, credit limits govern how much [[Definition:Premium | premium]] a brokerage can hold in its [[Definition:Premium trust account | premium trust account]] before remitting funds. The limit is typically reviewed periodically and adjusted based on payment history, the broker's [[Definition:Financial condition | financial condition]], and prevailing [[Definition:Regulatory requirement | regulatory requirements]]. Breaching a credit limit can trigger automatic suspension of [[Definition:Binding authority agreement | binding authority]] or require the posting of [[Definition:Collateral | collateral]].<br />
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📉 Failing to manage credit limits rigorously exposes the insurer to significant [[Definition:Credit risk | credit risk]]. If a large intermediary defaults while holding substantial premiums, the carrier must still honor [[Definition:Claim | claims]] on policies already bound, absorbing a loss that flows straight to the [[Definition:Combined ratio | combined ratio]]. In trade credit insurance, an improperly set limit can either leave the policyholder underprotected or expose the insurer to outsized single-name concentration. [[Definition:Insurance regulation | Regulators]] in several jurisdictions mandate that insurers monitor and report intermediary credit exposures, and [[Definition:Lloyd's | Lloyd's]] specifically requires [[Definition:Managing agent | managing agents]] to operate credit-control frameworks that track limits across all [[Definition:Coverholder | coverholders]] and brokers.<br />
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'''Related concepts:'''<br />
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* [[Definition:Trade credit insurance]]<br />
* [[Definition:Premium receivable]]<br />
* [[Definition:Credit risk]]<br />
* [[Definition:Binding authority agreement]]<br />
* [[Definition:Collateral]]<br />
* [[Definition:Premium trust account]]<br />
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