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<p>Bot: Creating new article from JSON</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>🏭 &#039;&#039;&#039;Contingent business interruption insurance&#039;&#039;&#039; covers the loss of income a business suffers when a critical supplier, customer, or other key trading partner is unable to operate because of a covered peril — even though the insured&#039;s own premises remain undamaged. In the broader [[Definition:Commercial property insurance | commercial property]] market, standard [[Definition:Business interruption insurance | business interruption]] policies respond only to physical damage at the insured location; contingent BI extends that protection outward along the [[Definition:Supply chain | supply chain]], addressing a category of [[Definition:Indirect loss | indirect loss]] that has grown sharply with global interdependence.<br /> <br /> 🔗 The coverage typically activates when a named or described supplier or customer experiences direct physical loss from a peril covered under the policy — such as fire, windstorm, or equipment breakdown — and that event demonstrably reduces the insured&#039;s revenue or forces it to incur extra expenses. [[Definition:Underwriter | Underwriters]] evaluate the insured&#039;s dependency map, examining single-source suppliers, geographic concentrations, and the availability of alternative sources before setting [[Definition:Sublimit | sublimits]], [[Definition:Waiting period | waiting periods]], and [[Definition:Policy exclusion | exclusions]]. Because quantifying the exposure requires visibility into third-party operations, the [[Definition:Submission | submission]] process can be data-intensive, and some [[Definition:Insurance carrier | carriers]] use [[Definition:Supply chain analytics | supply chain analytics]] tools to model cascading disruption scenarios.<br /> <br /> 🌍 The significance of contingent BI became unmistakable during events like the 2011 Thailand floods and the COVID-19 pandemic, both of which triggered massive downstream losses for businesses far removed from the initial disruption. [[Definition:Risk manager | Risk managers]] increasingly treat this coverage as essential rather than optional, and [[Definition:Broker | brokers]] advise clients to map their supply-chain vulnerabilities before renewal. For [[Definition:Reinsurer | reinsurers]], accumulations of contingent BI exposure across a shared supplier create [[Definition:Clash risk | clash risk]], making accurate [[Definition:Exposure management | exposure management]] a top priority.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Related concepts&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> {{Div col|colwidth=20em}}<br /> * [[Definition:Business interruption insurance]]<br /> * [[Definition:Supply chain risk]]<br /> * [[Definition:Dependent property coverage]]<br /> * [[Definition:Extra expense coverage]]<br /> * [[Definition:Period of indemnity]]<br /> * [[Definition:Clash risk]]<br /> {{Div col end}}</div>

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