You have spent years building your business into what it is today. Tirelessly you built up your staff and gathered trusted team members around you. You might have even brought a partner into the business to bring on some additional expertise that you were unable to bring to the business yourself. Now you are able to enjoy the fruits of your labors, content that your business will continue to grow and pay back all of the hard work and long hours that it took to get to where you are today. Or can you? Think about your most trusted and important sales person or developer, and what you would do if they were to suddenly pass away. Could your business survive? Do you have the resources set aside that it would take to recruit and replace that person? These are important questions to ask yourself when you are working on the longevity of your business and its continued survival.

However, there is a solution to this situation. This will offer your company a safety net in the event of the unexpected death of disability of one of your top sales personnel, a senior executive, or the business owner. Knowing that the business will be able to continue running normally in this event without a major disruption will bring peace of mind to both you and your shareholders. Having this type of insurance in place could mean the difference between the survival or failure of the business should the unexpected happen. This may sound melodramatic, but think of what would happen if your million dollar a year salesman suddenly passed away and you had to rebuild all of the relationships he had built, or if your CFO passed away.

This type of coverage is more than simply life insurance. The best strategy for protecting your business is to get both key man life and key man disability on your key employees and executives.

The loss of any of these employees through death or disability can negatively impact the future performance of your business.

The solution to this problem is to protect your business with key man insurance. This will give you the financial means to be able to stabilize the company during the adjustment period after the unexpected loss of a key employee or executive. If the situation presents itself, this will often mean the loss of important management expertise as well as a potential major loss in sales or productivity. You should get this insurance in place if your business can be negatively impacted by the loss of one or more employees so you can reduce your risk.

When compared to the benefit that is received after the loss of a key employee or owner, the cost of securing these policies is very small.

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Bary Temple is a senior associate at Keyman Quote and has spent many years in the Keyman Insurance industry.

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