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As a reliable supporter of what's crucial to the survival of the SME market, the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) is calling on the Government to do more to ensure that small businesses survive a major incident such as a fire, flood, act of terrorism, or a pandemic such as swine flu, particularly during the current economic downturn.
Apparently according to independent research 45% of businesses have no, or at very best, rough plans to deal with the effects of flood or storm damage. This is despite the £3billion of flood claims from 2007 and that 80% of businesses affected by a major incident close down within 18 months
The number of small businesses who claim it would take more than six months for their business to recover has nearly trebled. BIBA believes that small businesses must have adequate plans in place to cover business resilience and is concerned businesses are putting themselves at risk.
Small businesses are urged to speak to their broker to ensure they are properly covered. |
