When you take out Business Insurance, it’s essential that you explore every insurable area of your company to determine the policy features that are right for you. Yet, this can be difficult if you don’t know the full terms and conditions of your current policy, including any exclusions.
We take a look at three areas of Business Insurance that wouldn’t typically be included in a standard run-of-the-mill policy to explain a little more about how they could benefit your business:
Business Interruption
People who take out stand-alone buildings and contents policies often believe these include business interruption, but this isn’t always the case. Business interruption cover seeks to mitigate the loss of income that comes directly after a insured disaster. A period of indemnity runs from the initial loss until your usual business can resume, so you’ll need to consider how long this will be to accurately and appropriately cover your business.
If you opt for an indemnity period of 12 months but it takes 18 months to get yourself back on your feet, you won’t be covered for the 6-month shortfall. Business interruption can accompany buildings, contents, stock and more to safeguard against unforeseen events which cause loss to you and your company.
Directors & Officers Liability
Directors and Officers liability, or D&O, is often overlooked on the basis that the company’s insurance covers senior staff. This isn’t necessarily the case. If you are a director, officer or trustee at a company, the decisions you make can negatively impact many people. You could make an error leading to financial loss or be negligent in relation to health and safety which leads to a corporate manslaughter case.
If such a claim is made against you, you are held personally liable, not your company. This can result in civil proceedings and large fines or criminal prosecution leading to huge fines or even imprisonment. Even if the claim made against you is unfounded, the legal fees associated with it can be large. Thankfully, liability cover helps to protect from such circumstances and gives you and your company the confidence to operate as you normally would.
Cyber Liability
The major issue why misinterpreting cyber liability insurance is so prevalent is believing such an attack won’t happen to you. In reality, hackers have proved in recent years that motivations are not always monetary and any company can be hacked, in any sector, at any time. Cyber liability covers for such circumstances and usually includes malware, ransomware and crisis containment and dealing with the leaking of sensitive information.
Indeed, if you work in the public sector or with sensitive data, your business can be severely punished if it is liable for a cyber-attack. Of course, other implications following a cyber-attack could destroy the face of your business, with your current customers losing faith in you and potential customers having no trust in you. Since any sector can be targeted, adequate cyber liability insurance has become a business essential over the past decade.
At Weir Insurance, we can often combine your business insurance into one single policy, so there’s less paperwork for you to fill in. If you’d like to find out more about one of these products and how they can help your business or to find out about our comprehensive business insurance policy, we’d love to hear from you. Call us now on 0800 281 453 to get started.
