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Insuring your whole business? Is that even possible?

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Wouldn't it be simpler and easier if you could insure your whole business with a single policy?

There are two types of insurance that can do just that. This article will demystify industrial special risks insurance (known as ISR) and Business Pack Insurance, so you can consider which umbrella protection suits you best.

ISR insurance explained

Industrial special risks insurance is a great fit for fast-growing businesses, particularly those with expensive assets and which use specialised plant, equipment, or products. It covers:

Property damage - malicious or accidental - often including internal and external glass breakage
Natural disasters, weather events, fires, and removing debris afterwards, etc.
Property in transit
Theft
Business interruption such as when you can't access public utilities you need to operate
Loss of land value, emergency or temporary accommodation and landscaping
Rewriting your records, and more.

ISR cover has much flexibility to customise your cover to the unique needs of your business - ask us to outline what's available. It will compensate your business if it's costlier to operate, yet your turnover is down after a crisis. Usually the physical loss or damage needs to be covered by the policy before business interruption cover applies. This means you'll reduce your downtime yet still have a cash flow until things return to normal. Importantly, there'll be no grey areas about what's covered and what's not. We'll look at your risk profile, the declared value of your assets, plus revenue and advise you on the amount of cover and premium.

Your other option: business pack insurance (BusPacks)

Business pack insurance is exactly as it sounds - a policy that cherry-picks elements from a number of different cover types. It gives you wide protection you can tailor to what your business needs. Areas that may be covered include:

Property
Business interruption
Burglary and money
Glass
Liability
Employee dishonesty
Machinery breakdown
Electronic equipment
General property

Know the differences

At face value, ISR and business pack insurance sound similar, but they're not.

ISR is your go-to policy for complex business setups. That's usually companies with assets valued at between $5 million and $100 million. ISR cover can be tailored to the unique needs of your business. It's perfect for companies that have multiple locations and operate across a number of diverse industries. ISR cover is sometimes called ‘all risks' because technically, it covers everything except specific inclusions. But you'd know all policies have some exclusions, so won't offer blanket protection.

Management Liability Insurance

Management Liability insurance is designed to provide protection to both the business and its directors or officers for claims of wrongful acts in the management of the business.

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Business Insurance

A business insurance pack can provide cover for your business premises and contents, against loss, damage, theft or financial loss from an insured interruption to the business.

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Business Package

Purchase up to six products under one Business Insurance Package.

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Meanwhile, business pack insurance is ideal if your operations turnover less than $5 million per year.

We can demystify your policy options. For instance, if your business is on a growth trajectory and becoming more complex, and you expect to surpass an annual turnover of $5 million, then ISR cover may offer superior protection. It's considered the widest and most flexible policy for business property.

Apart from the $5 million threshold, here are the differences in a nutshell: ISR is akin to all risks insurance, while business pack insurance is more about cherry-picking what you want to be covered. Let us guide you on which option works best for your risk profile.

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General Advice Warning: This advice is general and does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. You should consider whether the advice is appropriate for you and your personal circumstances. Before you make any decision about whether to acquire a certain product, you should obtain and read the relevant product disclosure statement.

All information above has been provided by the author.

Tudor Insurance Australia, ABN 19 876 513 568, AFSL 243299

This article originally appeared on Tudor Insurance Blog and has been published here with permission.