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Business Income Loss Formula
Expected Net Income - Actual Net Income
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What does Business Income insurance cover?
the reduction to a business's income when operations are interrupted by damage to property caused by a covered peril
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Extra Expenses
expenses, in addition to normal expenses, that an organization incurs to mitigate the effects of a business interruption; are only payed because the loss occurred (ex: rent on a new, temporary location)
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Continuing Expenses
expenses that must be payed even after a loss has occurred (ex:property taxes)
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Non-Continuing Expenses
expenses that do not have to be paid after a loss occurs (ex: minor employee salaries)
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What are the 2 general events that could cause a BI loss?
- 1. Damage to property at the organization's own premises
- 2. Damage to property away from the organization's own premises
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What are the 5 types of losses that occur to property away from the organization's premises?
- Loss from:
- 1. The orgo's own property off premises
- 2. Dependent property exposures
- 3. Interruption of utility services
- 4.Acts of civil authorities
- 5. Adverse weather
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Dependent Property Exposure
the possibility that an organizaion will incur BI and/or extra expense losses bc of damage to property at the premises of a firm on which the orgo depends; (exs: suppliers, key buyers, leader properties)
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What time elements must be taken into consideration in relation to a BI loss?
- 1. When do we expect business income to be reduced?
- 2. How long do we expect business income to be reduced?
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2 time factors taken into consideration when decidng "how long:"
- Time required to:
- 1. Replace damaged property
- 2. Restore normal rate of income
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Coinsurance Basis
NOT EML; the sum of the insured's estimated net income and operation expenses for the 12 months following policy inception, minus only those expenses listed in the form (continuing expenses, not extra)
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Adjustments to CI basis (7):
- 1. Non-continuing expenses
- 2. Time required to restore property
- 3. Peak seasons
- 4. Extended business income loss
- 5. Changes in expenses/revenues during restoration period
- 6. Extra expenses
- 7. Anything else (e.g. potential errors)
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Purpose of the BI Worksheet
- Calculates insurance limits necessary to comply with CI condition if business income insurance
- Reports BI values to insurers
- Assists underwriters in accurately evaluating BI exposure
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What CI percentages are available for BI?
50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, and 125%
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As CI% ______, rates __________.
increases, decrease
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What is the appropriate limit of insurance?
- The higher of:
- EML
- Amount needed to satisfy CI requirement (CI%*CI basis)
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What is the appropriate CI percentage?
EML/ CI basis
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What are the 3 types of Business Income Coverage (BIC)?
- 1. BIC w/o extra expense
- 2. BIC with extra expenses (3 options: 1. with rental value, 2. other than rental value, 3. rental value only)
- 3. Extra expense coverage form
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What are the major points of the BIC insuring agreement?
- Actual loss of income sustained
- Due to the necessary suspension of your operations
- During the period of restoration
- Caused by direct physical loss of or damage to property at the described premises
- Caused by a covered loss
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3 categories of extra expenses:
- 1. those incurred to avoid or minimize the suspension of business and to continue operations (at or away from the premises)
- 2. those incurred to minimise the suspension of business if operations cannot be continued
- 3. those made to expedite repairs
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Period of restoration
think of this as a time deductible; begins 72 hours after loss for insurance purposes and ends when property should be replaced or when business is resumed at a new permanent location
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BIC does not cover these 2 losses related to finished stock:
- 1. loss of revenue from damaged stock
- 2. time to reproduce/ manufacture damaged stock
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