BUSINESS CLIENTS · CONTINUITY

Operations stop. The costs carry on.

An interruption caused by fire, storm or equipment failure costs more than the physical damage.

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Fixed costs run on, revenue does not.

Physical damage is often repaired quickly; the revenue lost during the interruption is not. Rent, salaries, loan repayments and other fixed costs continue even when nothing is being earned. Without business interruption cover the company has to close that gap from its own funds.

The damage is only the beginning.

WHAT A SHUTDOWN REALLY COSTS
Lost revenue often exceeds the physical damage
Physical damage alone€0
Damage + lost profit (example)€0
Additional lost profit€0

An illustrative example. The €250,000 of physical damage comes from a documented fire; the lost profit depends on how long the interruption lasts and on the fixed costs.

Securing continuity.

Business interruption cover replaces the profit you would have made and the fixed costs that continue. We size the sum insured correctly, a step that is often underestimated, and secure your company's financial continuity even through long interruptions.

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Why the shutdown costs more than the damage.

18–24 months

is a sensible indemnity period; that is how long the interruption should be covered for.

€250,000

of actual physical damage in a documented fire at a practice.

Fire

is statistically the biggest cause of business interruption.

Fixed costs

Wages, rent and loans carry on during a shutdown.

What is often underestimated here.

The indemnity period decides

The indemnity period sets how long the loss is covered for. Too short and the payments stop before the business is running again.

Not just the physical damage

What is covered is the lost operating profit plus the fixed costs that continue, not the destroyed item itself.

Rebuilding takes time

Permits, delivery times and finding tradespeople often stretch a shutdown to many months. The indemnity period has to cover that.

Allow for dependencies

Relying heavily on particular machines, premises or suppliers raises the risk of interruption, and that belongs in the calculation.

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Why to act now.

Choose a realistic indemnity period

18 to 24 months, so the cover lasts until everything is rebuilt.

Work out the fixed costs

Wages, rent and running costs have to be covered during a shutdown.

Check your dependencies

The more the business depends on particular premises, machines or suppliers, the greater the need.

Let’s talk.

A free first consultation, in person, by phone or by video. You then decide how to proceed.

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