 What
is a Coface Credit Report?
A Coface credit report is a unique product that will help you obtain credit information on global companies quickly and easily.
These reports provide information that will assist you with your daily credit decisions.
All you have to do is order a credit report using the online form, and
you will receive the most up–to-date information available on companies
throughout the world. You will receive a full report to help you evaluate
the firm’s operations, stability, and profitability. You can even
pose specific questions for the analysts to answer. These reports are
offered at very attractive rates, with no minimum unit purchase requirement.
We ask: May we release your company name to this company? Companies are usually more apt to release information if they know
who is asking for their credit information.
Depending on the location of the company, a Coface credit report will
contain the following information:
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• Identification
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Executive Summary
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Answers to Client Questions
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Imperatives
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Legal Information
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Related Companies
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History
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Trade References
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Bank Reference
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Technical Information
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Financial Condition
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Payment History
What is Coface Credit Opinion @rating?
The @rating Credit Opinion is a company information and credit risk rating
system to help you identify and monitor reliable trading partners, regardless
of their location. Coface, a leading provider of credit insurance and
credit information services around the globe, created @ratings to give
companies a straightforward, easy to use system of indicating transaction
risk.
@rating Credit Opinions are expert credit decisions on a company’s
ability to meets its financial commitments. Analysis is performed by seasoned
underwriters and is backed by over 50 years of successful experience in
credit risk management. When you purchase an @rating Credit Opinion, you
immediately know how much credit you can grant to a supplier.
Why should I trust the @rating?
@rating is a service of the Coface Group, a world leader in trade-risk
management, providing credit information, credit protection and receivables
management services to over 83,000 clients in 99 countries. Coface has
an excellent AA rating by Fitch.
Coface is a credit insurer in many countries and uses the same analysis
to compile @ratings as it does to make risk decisions. So Coface “puts
its money where its mouth is” when assigning @ratings.
Specially trained risk underwriters use a vast spectrum of public and
proprietary information to make each @rating -- commercial credit reports,
country and sector analysis, company input, direct information from debtors,
payment irregularities, and intelligence from Coface’s global network
of credit insurance providers and information professionals. @ratings
are updated on a regular basis, as soon as new company information is
received.
What does each @rating mean?
A company’s @rating gives you an indication of the size of transactions
you can undertake with the company, according to the following simple
table:
| TOTAL RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE PER TRANSACTION
(IN US DOLLARS) |
| X |
Possible risk & signs of weakness |
| R |
up to $10,000 |
| @ |
up to $20,000 |
| @@ |
up to $50,000 |
| @@@ |
up to $100,000 |
| @@@@ |
$100,000 and above |
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What is the cost of an @ rating?
Each @rating costs $45.00 for companies located in the United States, Europe, or Canada and $99.00 for companies located in Latin America or elsewhere in the world.
How do I get an @rating?
Simply complete the Online Application.
For further information, contact the ECIDA at 716-856-6525 or click here to email us.
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