The most significant liability a company has comes down to the accounts receivable balances it has with its key customers or in specific foreign countries. The risk associated with this occurs if a major customer (or country) is unable to pay what is owed due to financial issues or political strife. And those vulnerable to this risk run the gamut of industries, as Mr James E. Dezell, Senior Vice President, Trade Credit Division for Marsh says in his latest article on BRINK.