Business Insurance Strategies in a Changing World
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   SECTION 1: BUSINESS, INSURANCE AND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC  | 
  
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   THE STATE OF INSURANCE BEFORE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC  | 
  
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   THE EFFECT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON BUSINESSES  | 
  
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   THE BIG ISSUES SURROUNDING BI INSURANCE AND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC  | 
  
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   DIRECT PHYSICAL LOSS OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY  | 
  
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   COVERED CAUSES OF LOSS AND EXCLUSIONS  | 
  
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   CIVIL AUTHORITY  | 
  
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   THE LIMITATIONS OF INSURANCE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC  | 
  
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   SECTION SUMMARY  | 
  
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   SECTION 2: RISK MITIGATION WITH BUSINESS INSURANCE  | 
  
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   UNDERSTANDING RISK MANAGEMENT  | 
  
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   AVOIDING RISK  | 
  
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   REDUCING RISK  | 
  
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   ACCEPTING RISK  | 
  
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   TRANSFERRING RISK  | 
  
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   UNDERSTANDING BUSINESS INSURANCE STRATEGIES  | 
  
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   CONDUCTING A RISK ANALYSIS  | 
  
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   MEASURING THE RISK VALUE  | 
  
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   BUSINESS INSURANCE STRATEGIES: A GENERAL OVERVIEW  | 
  
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   GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE  | 
  
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   COMMERCIAL PROPERTY INSURANCE  | 
  
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   BUSINESS OWNER’S POLICY (BOP)  | 
  
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   REQUIRED COVERAGES: COMMERCIAL AUTO INSURANCE AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION  | 
  
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   COMMERCIAL AUTO INSURANCE  | 
  
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   WORKERS’ COMPENSATION  | 
  
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   AN ADDITIONAL BUSINESS INSURANCE STRATEGY: LIFE INSURANCE FOR BUSINESS OWNERS  | 
  
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   BENEFITS OF INSURANCE FOR BUSINESSES  | 
  
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   BUSINESS INSURANCE IS A LEGAL REQUIREMENT  | 
  
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   BUSINESS INSURANCE MINIMIZES FINANCIAL LOSSES  | 
  
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   BUSINESS INSURANCE PROTECTS A COMPANY’S EMPLOYEES  | 
  
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   BUSINESS INSURANCE PROTECTS ASSETS AND PROPERTY  | 
  
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   BUSINESS INSURANCE PROTECTS A COMPANY’S CUSTOMERS  | 
  
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   BUSINESS INSURANCE ASSISTS AFTER A NATURAL DISASTER  | 
  
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   BUSINESS INSURANCE BUILDS CREDIBILITY  | 
  
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   BUSINESS INSURANCE MAY HELP SUSTAIN GROWTH  | 
  
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   BUSINESS INSURANCE PROTECTS MANAGEMENT  | 
  
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   BUSINESS INSURANCE OFFERS PEACE OF MIND  | 
  
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   SECTION SUMMARY  | 
  
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   SECTION 3: SPECIAL RISKS FACING BUSINESSES TODAY  | 
  
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   CYBERATTACKS AND OTHER CYBER-RELATED EVENTS  | 
  
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   THE PROBLEM: THE QUESTION OF INSURABILITY  | 
  
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   THE SOLUTION: GOING BEYOND RISK TRANSFER  | 
  
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   THE BENEFITS: THE COVERAGE YOU NEED  | 
  
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   NATURAL AND MAN-MADE CATASTROPHES  | 
  
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   THE PROBLEM: TRYING TO COPE  | 
  
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   THE SOLUTION: A MULTI-POINT STRATEGY  | 
  
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   POINT 1: REVIEW YOUR OPTIONS  | 
  
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   POINT 2: TAKE PRACTICAL MEASURES  | 
  
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   POINT 3: DEVELOP A DISASTER RECOVERY PLAN  | 
  
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   THE BENEFITS: FILLING THE GAPS  | 
  
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   SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS  | 
  
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   THE PROBLEM: GAPS IN CONVENTIONAL INSURANCE  | 
  
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   THE SOLUTIONS: ACHIEVING SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE  | 
  
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   THE BENEFITS: HAVING WHAT IS NEEDED  | 
  
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   SECTION SUMMARY  | 
  
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   COURSE REVIEW  | 
  
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   SECTION 1: BUSINESS, INSURANCE, AND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC  | 
  
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   SECTION 2: RISK MITIGATION WITH BUSINESS INSURANCE  | 
  
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   SECTION 3: SPECIAL RISKS FACING BUSINESS TODAY  | 
  
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   REFERENCES  | 
  
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