Risk Management

Why Risk Management and Debt Collection is Important to your Business

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Written by Adam Stewart

As a veteran debt collector and debt collection expert, I have seen first-hand, the importance of a good risk management strategy and I have also become an expert on how to establish an effective risk management policy in any company.

 

So, what is risk management?

Risk management is the process of identifying prospective risks in a business and then developing a strategy or plan for managing these risks, if they were to eventuate.

 

Why is it important to have a risk management process?

Knowing what could go wrong in your business, and what action to take if it does, protects your business significantly from loss of profits, damage to reputation and other negative repercussions. You may also be able to prevent bad debts happening in the first place, thus negating the need for debt collectors!

Having a risk management policy also allows you to identify what kind of insurances you should be taking out in order to achieve maximum value for your insurance spend.

First, you need to identify all the potential risks for your company. Simple things like:

  • What if the power went out?
  • What if we get sued?
  • Who do we call if we get a complaint from a government department?
  • What do I do with all these outstanding debts?

These risks can be internal or external, can come from your employees or from your contractors. List all of the potential risks to your company.

Second, you need to ask how each risk can be avoided or at least reduced. This is probably the most important element of your risk management process – working out how to reduce or avoid the risks completely. Consider whether you have insurance that adequately covers you for each risk. Do you have a credit manager or accounts receivable person to chase all the outstanding invoices?

Once you have developed your own risk management strategy, it’s important to revise it regularly.

 

Risk Management Services

Having a good external debt collection agency that can collect your accounts receivables is important. We strongly recommend that you outsource your debt collection functions to an expert.

This is a function best handled by debt collection professionals. It will also send a strong message to your customers that you are serious about payment.

Debt Recoveries Australia can help write your terms, set up your invoices, add in penalty clauses for late payments, help collect those payments when they become overdue. We can even issue proceedings through the court (utilising our legal arm, ADC Legal), against delinquent debtors that simply refuse to pay.

The benefits of using Debt Recoveries Australia and ADC Legal, are that your company sends a strong message to your customers about the importance of prompt payment, while also preserving your brand and reputation.

 

Free Consultation

If you are offering credit to your customers you need to make sure that you have an efficient risk management strategy. Let us tell you how we can help your business! Call Debt Recoveries Australia now on 1300 799 511.

 

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Adam Stewart - Debt Collection Expert
About the Author

Adam Stewart has worked in the fields of motor vehicle insurance and debt recovery for over 12 years, working with some of the largest insurance and debt recovery companies in Australia.

In 2002, he established Debt Recoveries Australia Pty Ltd, a debt collection agency specialising in the insurance claims industry. Adam is also the owner of ADC Legal, a legal practice specialising in commercial advice and litigation, debt recovery and insurance claims recovery disputes.

 

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