Business Insurance Strategies in a Changing World
| SECTION 1: BUSINESS, INSURANCE AND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC | 4 | 
| THE STATE OF INSURANCE BEFORE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC | 4 | 
| THE EFFECT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON BUSINESSES | 8 | 
| THE BIG ISSUES SURROUNDING BI INSURANCE AND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC | 10 | 
| DIRECT PHYSICAL LOSS OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY | 11 | 
| COVERED CAUSES OF LOSS AND EXCLUSIONS | 13 | 
| CIVIL AUTHORITY | 14 | 
| THE LIMITATIONS OF INSURANCE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC | 14 | 
| SECTION SUMMARY | 17 | 
| SECTION 2: RISK MITIGATION WITH BUSINESS INSURANCE | 19 | 
| UNDERSTANDING RISK MANAGEMENT | 20 | 
| AVOIDING RISK | 21 | 
| REDUCING RISK | 21 | 
| ACCEPTING RISK | 22 | 
| TRANSFERRING RISK | 23 | 
| UNDERSTANDING BUSINESS INSURANCE STRATEGIES | 24 | 
| CONDUCTING A RISK ANALYSIS | 25 | 
| MEASURING THE RISK VALUE | 27 | 
| BUSINESS INSURANCE STRATEGIES: A GENERAL OVERVIEW | 28 | 
| GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE | 29 | 
| COMMERCIAL PROPERTY INSURANCE | 31 | 
| BUSINESS OWNER’S POLICY (BOP) | 34 | 
| REQUIRED COVERAGES: COMMERCIAL AUTO INSURANCE AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION | 35 | 
| COMMERCIAL AUTO INSURANCE | 36 | 
| WORKERS’ COMPENSATION | 39 | 
| AN ADDITIONAL BUSINESS INSURANCE STRATEGY: LIFE INSURANCE FOR BUSINESS OWNERS | 44 | 
| BENEFITS OF INSURANCE FOR BUSINESSES | 47 | 
| BUSINESS INSURANCE IS A LEGAL REQUIREMENT | 47 | 
| BUSINESS INSURANCE MINIMIZES FINANCIAL LOSSES | 47 | 
| BUSINESS INSURANCE PROTECTS A COMPANY’S EMPLOYEES | 48 | 
| BUSINESS INSURANCE PROTECTS ASSETS AND PROPERTY | 48 | 
| BUSINESS INSURANCE PROTECTS A COMPANY’S CUSTOMERS | 48 | 
| BUSINESS INSURANCE ASSISTS AFTER A NATURAL DISASTER | 49 | 
| BUSINESS INSURANCE BUILDS CREDIBILITY | 49 | 
| BUSINESS INSURANCE MAY HELP SUSTAIN GROWTH | 49 | 
| BUSINESS INSURANCE PROTECTS MANAGEMENT | 50 | 
| BUSINESS INSURANCE OFFERS PEACE OF MIND | 50 | 
| SECTION SUMMARY | 51 | 
| SECTION 3: SPECIAL RISKS FACING BUSINESSES TODAY | 53 | 
| CYBERATTACKS AND OTHER CYBER-RELATED EVENTS | 54 | 
| THE PROBLEM: THE QUESTION OF INSURABILITY | 57 | 
| THE SOLUTION: GOING BEYOND RISK TRANSFER | 59 | 
| THE BENEFITS: THE COVERAGE YOU NEED | 62 | 
| NATURAL AND MAN-MADE CATASTROPHES | 64 | 
| THE PROBLEM: TRYING TO COPE | 66 | 
| THE SOLUTION: A MULTI-POINT STRATEGY | 68 | 
| POINT 1: REVIEW YOUR OPTIONS | 68 | 
| POINT 2: TAKE PRACTICAL MEASURES | 70 | 
| POINT 3: DEVELOP A DISASTER RECOVERY PLAN | 71 | 
| THE BENEFITS: FILLING THE GAPS | 74 | 
| SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS | 74 | 
| THE PROBLEM: GAPS IN CONVENTIONAL INSURANCE | 77 | 
| THE SOLUTIONS: ACHIEVING SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE | 78 | 
| THE BENEFITS: HAVING WHAT IS NEEDED | 81 | 
| SECTION SUMMARY | 84 | 
| COURSE REVIEW | 87 | 
| SECTION 1: BUSINESS, INSURANCE, AND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC | 87 | 
| SECTION 2: RISK MITIGATION WITH BUSINESS INSURANCE | 89 | 
| SECTION 3: SPECIAL RISKS FACING BUSINESS TODAY | 91 | 
| REFERENCES | 93 |