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BUSINESS INTERRUPTION CLAIMS COVERAGE – BASIC CONCEPTS
Willis Risk Control and Claim Advocacy Practice
March 23, 2015
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Speakers
John BoboSouth Region Technical Claim Manager Willis North America
Bill Warren, CPA, CGMAPartner-in-ChargeRWH Myers, Atlanta, GA.
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Agenda
• What is Business Interruption insurance?
• What triggers Business Interruption coverage?
• How is a Business Interruption loss measured?
• Additional Coverage's
• What to do when a loss occurs
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What is Business Interruption Insurance?
• provides for the maintenance and stability of the income (revenue) statement, comparing projected results with actual results after a loss. “Do for the organization what it should have done for itself, had no loss occurred.
• DOAS will reimburse the Actual Loss of Income Sustained, less any non-continuing expenses and charges…..
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• Must have a Property Trigger – must be a covered loss to a covered location under the policy
• “must be to insured property by a Covered Cause of Loss”
• Loss Measurement (clarification between BI and Extra Expense)
• Deductibles and Retentions – “72 hour waiting period”
What Triggers Business Interruption Coverage, and how is the loss measured?
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Additional Coverage's
• Extra Expense – “reasonable and necessary extra expenses”
• Rental Value – “loss sustained”….due to unlivable conditions.
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What to do When a Loss Occurs
• Report the claim as soon as possible to DOAS
• Segregate charges associated with the loss to a special account or work order code, grouping like items
• Provide good descriptions of all work performed and expenses incurred
• Gather all supporting documentation
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Coverage Wording
Business Interruption and Extra Expense
• DOAS will reimburse the Actual Loss of Income Sustained, less any non-continuing expenses and charges, resulting from direct physical loss, damage or destruction to insured Property by a Covered Cause of Loss after a 72 Hour Waiting Period
• DOAS will reimburse the reasonable and necessary “extra expenses” incurred by a Covered Party resulting from direct physical loss, damage, or destruction to insured Property by a Covered Cause of Loss contained in this Agreement not to exceed the greater of $50,000 or 15% of the total insured property values in BLLIP affected by the covered loss occurrence.
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