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MSME Insurance Package
Affordable protection for your business, assets, and operations against unforeseen risks.

Who we facilitate MSME Insurance for
We assure your trade by facilitating MSME Insurance for:
- Exporters
- Local Traders & wholesalers
- Indian Manufacturers
- Indian Logistics / freight forwarders offering credit in their business
SME trade insurance products available in the market
The following SME trade insurance products are available in the market. PORTMATRIX facilitates MSME Insurance for the businesses listed above.
Trade Credit & Political Risk
Export Credit Insurance
Export Credit Insurance (ECI) protects exporters against the risk of non-payment by overseas buyers. It's one of the most important financial safeguards for Indian exporters.
Domestic Trade Credit Insurance
Domestic Trade Credit Insurance (DTCI) protects Indian businesses against non-payment by buyers within India when you sell on credit terms (e.g., 30–90 days). Coverage includes protection against buyer default, insolvency, and delayed payments.
Political Risk Insurance
Political Risk Insurance (PRI) protects businesses against losses caused by government actions or political events in a foreign country—something standard insurance usually won't cover.
| Feature | Credit Insurance | Political Risk Insurance |
|---|---|---|
| Covers | Buyer default | Government / political events |
| Scope | Commercial risk | Sovereign risk |
| Usage | Trade | Investment + trade |
Receivables Financing
Factoring
Factoring is a financing method where a business sells its accounts receivables (invoices) to a third party (factor) to get immediate cash, instead of waiting 30–90 days for customer payment.
Forfaiting
Forfaiting is a specialized form of export financing where exporters sell their receivables (usually medium- to long-term) to a forfaiter at a discount, on a "without recourse" basis—meaning the risk of non-payment is transferred to the forfaiter. Forfaiting is mainly used in international trade, especially for capital goods exports or large-value shipments.
| Aspect | Forfaiting | Factoring |
|---|---|---|
| Tenure | Medium/Long-term | Short-term |
| With Recourse | Without Recourse | Can be with / without recourse |
| Coverage | Export (mainly capital goods) | Domestic & Export |
| Instruments | Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes | Invoices |
- "With Recourse" means the seller or borrower remains liable if a debt is unpaid, allowing the creditor to pursue them directly.
- "Without Recourse" means the creditor takes on all risk, with no legal recourse to seize personal assets beyond specific collateral.
Cargo, Marine & Transit
Marine Cargo Insurance
Marine Cargo Insurance is one of the most essential covers for anyone involved in logistics, imports, or exports—it protects goods while they are in transit by sea, air, rail, or road.
Marine Hull Insurance
This is a type of marine insurance that provides coverage for physical loss or damage to a vessel's hull, machinery, equipment, and fittings caused by marine perils.
Inland Transit Insurance
Inland transit insurance, also known as inland marine insurance, refers to a kind of insurance whereby the insured goods or properties are protected while in transit via road transport, rail transport, or inland water transport.
Duty Transit Insurance
A single integrated policy covering customs duty, safe cargo transit, and insurance protection, ensuring compliant movement of goods and financial protection against transit-related risks.
Warehousing & Terminal Liability
Warehousing Insurance
Warehousing insurance protects goods stored in a warehouse against loss or damage due to fire, theft, natural disasters, and handling risks. In India, it's not a single fixed policy—it's usually structured using a combination of standard insurance products depending on your business model.
Warehousing Insurance is not a single policy—it's a combination of covers designed to protect:
- the warehouse building
- the goods stored
- your liability (if goods belong to customers)
Warehouse Keeper's Liability Insurance
Warehouse Keeper's Liability Insurance (WKLI) is essential if you store goods belonging to others—it protects you when you're legally responsible for loss or damage to those goods while in your care.
Port & Terminal Operators Liability Insurance
This is a specialized insurance policy designed to protect port authorities, terminal operators, stevedores, container freight stations, inland container depots, and logistics operators against legal liabilities arising from their port and terminal operations.
Freight Services Liability Insurance
This protects Freight Forwarders, Logistics Operators, Customs Brokers, Multimodal Transport Operators, and NVOCCs against legal liabilities arising from the transportation, handling, storage, and forwarding of cargo.
Corporate & Key-Person
Directors & Officers (D&O) Liability Insurance
This insurance protects the Directors, Officers, and Key Management Personnel of a company against claims arising from alleged wrongful acts committed while performing their managerial duties.
Keyman Insurance
This is a life insurance policy that a business purchases on a Critical Employee, Owner, Founder, or Executive whose loss would significantly affect the company. The business pays the premiums, owns the policy, and receives the insurance payout if the insured person dies (and sometimes if they become disabled, depending on coverage).
Cover by risk
A quick look-up of what each product above is defined as protecting against. Each product name links to its definition.
| Risk or need | Product |
|---|---|
| Non-payment by overseas buyers | Export Credit Insurance |
| Non-payment by buyers within India on credit terms: buyer default, insolvency and delayed payments | Domestic Trade Credit Insurance |
| Losses caused by government actions or political events in a foreign country | Political Risk Insurance |
| Getting immediate cash for invoices instead of waiting 30–90 days for customer payment | Factoring |
| Selling export receivables (usually medium- to long-term) at a discount, without recourse | Forfaiting |
| Goods in transit by sea, air, rail or road | Marine Cargo Insurance |
| Physical loss or damage to a vessel's hull, machinery, equipment and fittings caused by marine perils | Marine Hull Insurance |
| Goods or properties in transit by road, rail or inland water transport | Inland Transit Insurance |
| Customs duty, safe cargo transit and insurance protection in a single integrated policy | Duty Transit Insurance |
| Goods stored in a warehouse: loss or damage due to fire, theft, natural disasters and handling risks | Warehousing Insurance |
| Legal responsibility for loss or damage to goods belonging to others while in your care | Warehouse Keeper's Liability Insurance |
| Legal liabilities arising from port and terminal operations | Port & Terminal Operators Liability Insurance |
| Legal liabilities arising from the transportation, handling, storage and forwarding of cargo | Freight Services Liability Insurance |
| Claims alleging wrongful acts by directors, officers and key management while performing managerial duties | Directors & Officers (D&O) Liability Insurance |
| Loss of a critical employee, owner, founder or executive whose loss would significantly affect the company | Keyman Insurance |
Frequently asked questions
- Who does PORTMATRIX facilitate MSME Insurance for?
- Exporters, local traders and wholesalers, Indian manufacturers, and Indian logistics companies and freight forwarders offering credit in their business.
- What is the difference between credit insurance and political risk insurance?
- Credit insurance covers buyer default, which is a commercial risk, and is used for trade. Political risk insurance covers government or political events, which is a sovereign risk, and is used for investment and trade.
- What is the difference between factoring and forfaiting?
- Forfaiting is medium- or long-term, is without recourse, covers exports (mainly capital goods) and uses bills of exchange or promissory notes. Factoring is short-term, can be with or without recourse, covers domestic and export sales and uses invoices.
- Which insurance products relate to goods in transit?
- Marine Cargo Insurance protects goods in transit by sea, air, rail or road. Inland Transit Insurance protects insured goods or properties in transit by road, rail or inland water transport. Duty Transit Insurance is described as a single integrated policy covering customs duty, safe cargo transit and insurance protection.
- Which insurance products relate to goods stored in a warehouse?
- Warehousing Insurance protects goods stored in a warehouse against loss or damage due to fire, theft, natural disasters and handling risks. Warehouse Keeper's Liability Insurance protects you when you are legally responsible for loss or damage to goods belonging to others while in your care.
