Latest Business Interruption Headlines

All the headlines from our Business Interruption Topic Page, ordered by recency.

An Exact Science: Insuring Biotech Takes Know-How

Sep 30 2002 // As far as commercial property and casualty coverages are concerned, it goes without saying that individual companies require specific types of policies to most effectively address risks inherent to their industries.The...

NAII Pens Letter to Congress for federal terrorism reinsurance backstop

Sep 24 2002 // Insurance markets for terrorism coverage remain troubled particularly for commercial property, workers’ compensation and group life markets, according to the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII)....

Zurich North America Unveils Tool to Evaluate Exposures, Coverage Needs

Feb 5 2002 // Zurich North America has introduced a new tool to better evaluate business interruption exposures and calculate coverage needs.Going forward, Zurich will use the tool, known as the Business Interruption Coverage...

Zurich North America Introduces Business Interruption Coverage Calculator

Jan 25 2002 // Zurich North America is introducing a new tool to better evaluate business interruption exposures and calculate coverage needs, the company announced today. Going forward, Zurich will use the tool, known as the Business...

Basics of Business Interruption Insurance

Dec 3 2001 // In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the weekly reports of new anthrax scares, businesses are evaluating what coverage would be available to them if their own business is interrupted....

New Focus On Business Interruptions Coverage

Oct 15 2001 // The destruction of the twin towers of New York’s World Trade Center and the sealing off of a large portion of lower Manhattan brought hundreds of business activities to a standstill, from the local newsstand to giant...

New Focus on Business Interruptions Coverage

Oct 8 2001 // The destruction of the twin towers of New York’s World Trade Center and the sealing off of a large portion of lower Manhattan brought hundreds of business activities to a standstill, from the local newsstand to giant...

Cost of Business Interruption Claims from Terrorist Attacks May Take Months to Determine September

Sep 24 2001 // The large number of businesses affected by the terrorist attacks combined with the length of time it will take to repair the damages means that it may take several months before an accurate estimate on business...

Anxiety Over Foot-and-Mouth Creates Upswing in Coverage Inquiries

Apr 23 2001 // Parts of Europe continue to be ravaged by two devastating livestock diseases: foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), or hoof-and-mouth; and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as “mad cow” disease. In the...

Equipment Breakdown Coverage: Not Your Father’s Boiler & Machinery Insurance

Nov 27 2000 // Equipment breakdown coverage: it’s the modern-day descendant of what has been traditionally referred to as boiler and machinery insurance. And today’s businesses need it just as much as they did in the old...