I am very pleased on the occasion of the 85th Anniversary of the International Credit Insurance and Surety Association (ICISA) that it is marked with the presentation of this book, A Guide to Trade Credit Insurance.

As a technician and manager in the credit insurance industry I very much enjoyed reading this book and I can recommend it to anyone interested in trade credit insurance, as it provides a clear introduction and explanation of the trade credit insurance product.

I would very much like to congratulate and thank all the authors, editors and reviewers for their hard work in making this book such a success. I would also like to thank Willem Bongaarts and Edward Verhey at the ICISA Secretariat for managing the process on behalf of the Association towards its successful launch. It takes real dedication to make such a project happen and all concerned should be justly proud of this achievement and its readers be appreciative of the excellent result.

I wish you pleasant reading.