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🏭 '''Loss of profits insurance''' is a form of [[Definition:Commercial insurance | commercial coverage]] that indemnifies a business for the reduction in net profit — plus ongoing fixed expenses — it suffers when a covered peril interrupts normal operations. Often used interchangeably with [[Definition:Business interruption insurance | business interruption insurance]], this product sits alongside [[Definition:Property insurance | property insurance]] and activates when physical damage to insured premises (or, in some extensions, to a supplier's or customer's premises) forces the business to curtail or halt production, sales, or service delivery.

📐 Coverage typically begins after a waiting period — known as the [[Definition:Time deductible | time deductible]] — and continues for an [[Definition:Indemnity period | indemnity period]] specified in the policy, which can range from months to several years. The insurer calculates the payable amount by comparing actual revenue during the disruption with what the business would have earned under normal conditions, then deducting any expenses the policyholder no longer incurs (variable costs that stop when operations stop). [[Definition:Loss adjuster | Loss adjusters]] work closely with forensic accountants to reconstruct projected earnings, a process that demands detailed financial records from the [[Definition:Policyholder | insured]]. Extensions such as [[Definition:Contingent business interruption | contingent business interruption]] or denial-of-access clauses broaden protection beyond damage to the insured's own property.

🔑 For many organizations, the financial harm from an interruption dwarfs the cost of repairing or replacing physical assets — a factory might rebuild in six months, but the lost contracts and customer relationships can erode value for years. Loss of profits insurance addresses this gap, making it one of the most strategically important covers a commercial [[Definition:Underwriter | underwriter]] can offer. Accurate [[Definition:Sum insured | sum insured]] declarations and realistic indemnity periods are critical; underinsurance in this line is notoriously common and has been a recurring theme in major [[Definition:Catastrophe loss | catastrophe loss]] events and, more recently, in disputes arising from pandemic-related shutdowns.

'''Related concepts:'''
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* [[Definition:Business interruption insurance]]
* [[Definition:Contingent business interruption]]
* [[Definition:Indemnity period]]
* [[Definition:Property insurance]]
* [[Definition:Loss adjuster]]
* [[Definition:Sum insured]]
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