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General Terms and Conditions

General Terms and Conditions

Basis for cooperation with SERV

SERV’s General Terms and Conditions (GTC) form the contractual basis for insurance and guarantee transactions. They set out the contracting parties’ rights and duties and the framework conditions for cooperation with Swiss Export Risk Insurance SERV.

The current GTC, along with supplementary contractual bases and documents on SERV’s insurance and guarantee products, can be found on this page. The documents are available for download from a central, easy-to-navigate location.

SERV’s GTC

SERV’s General Terms and Conditions are available to download here. 

Letter of credit confirmation insurance

Confiscation risk insurance

Counter guarantee

Working capital insurance

Pre-­shipment risk insurance

Buyer credit insurance

Supplier credit insurance

Refinancing guarantee

Contract bond insurance

Supplementary documents

Supplementary documents and further information are available to download here.

News on the GTC

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01.06.2026

Amendment of the GTC as of 1 June 2026

SERV is amending the final provisions of its General Terms and Conditions (GTC) with effect from 1 June 2026. The aim of the amendment is to allow for greater flexibility in the expansion of electronic communication with customers. 

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01.07.2024

Adjustments to the GTC counter guarantee and the GTC contract bond insurance

SERV's GTC for the counter guarantee (GTC CG) and the GTC for contract bond insurance (GTC CB) have been adjusted slightly.

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