| A close up view of: -Machinery loss of
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| | required.Indemnity PeriodIn contrast to a
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| profitDespite all the precautions taken
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| | material loss, the loss of profits
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| by managers, companies may suddenly find
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| | following a business interruption depends
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| itself in a situation that threaten its
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| | on the time factor involved. In other
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| survival, e.g. as a result of natural
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| | words, the longer the period for which
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| disasters, accidents, fire, industrial
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| | operation is interrupted or impaired, the
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| espionage, sabotage, damage to their
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| | greater the loss of profits. For this
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| reputation, or the failure of a supplier,
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| | reason it is essential to set a certain
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| the power supply or a telecommunications
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| | limit for the period during which the
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| network.It is well accepted fact that
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| | insurer is obliged to provide indemnity
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| risks can never be entirely eliminated.
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| | for an interruption loss. This is done by
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| However, while corporate managements
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| | the insured specifying an indemnity
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| cannot guarantee that losses will be
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| | period limit which represents the maximum
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| precluded, they are at least expected to
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| | time for which an insurer is liable for
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| deal with loss events and the attendant
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| | loss of profits. The period of indemnity
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| aftermath in a satisfactory manner.In
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| | begins on the date on which material
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| addition to the traditional tasks of risk
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| | damage could first be said to have
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| management - identifying, analyzing,
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| | occurred, as judged according to the
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| reducing and transferring risks companies
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| | recognized principles of engineering, at
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| are thus increasingly being expected to
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| | the latest, however, on the date when the
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| prepare systematically to deal with loss
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| | loss of profits commenced. Generally the
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| events. A step for this purpose is
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| | indemnity period limit is three, six,
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| machinery loss of
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| | nine or twelve months. The basic rule is
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| profit.IntroductionUnder both machinery
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| | that the indemnity period limit should
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| and fire insurance, indemnity is
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| | relate to the amount of time required for
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| provided, in respect of damaged or
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| | removing the interruption loss, i.e. for
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| destroyed machinery, solely for the
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| | repairing the machinery damaged or for
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| material loss sustained by the insured.
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| | the delivery of new machinery in cases of
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| These types of insurance do thus not
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| | a total loss, assembly and trial run.
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| protect the insured against all the
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| | Higher premiums are, of course, charged
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| losses which arise in connection with a
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| | for long indemnity period limits.In other
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| fire or the breakdown of machinery, since
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| | words the indemnity period commences with
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| in most cases a material loss also causes
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| | the date of damage and lasts till such a
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| an interruption or interference of the
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| | time as the business is restored to its
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| insured's business operations. The result
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| | pre damaged level or the period
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| is a financial loss in the form of lost
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| | stipulated policy which ever comes first.
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| profit and unearned standing charges. In
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| | The policy insures earnings of the
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| many cases the loss sustained as a result
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| | business lost during the indemnity
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| of an interruption or interference of
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| | period. But in any case indemnity period
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| business operations by far exceeds the
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| | will not exceed 12 months.Graph showing
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| mere material loss.
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| | relation of indemnity period with
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| An awareness of the need for insurance
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| | damageSum InsuredSum insured is net
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| protection against the financial
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| | profit plus standing charges. For
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| consequences of material damage arose at
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| | calculating profit past years data are
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| the beginning of this century, and the
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| | taken. It is difficult to calculate gross
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| result was the introduction of the two
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| | profit for future so it is allowed to
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| variants, loss of profits following fire
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| | increase gross profit by 50%.Refund of
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| insurance and loss of profits following
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| | premium is allowed if estimated figure is
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| machinery breakdown insurance - also
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| | more then the actual figure but subject
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| called machinery loss of profits (MLOP)
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| | to that refund does not exceed 50% of
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| insurance. As the size of modern
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| | premium collected.PremiumPremium rates
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| production facilities increases, MLOP
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| | depend on the critical nature of the
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| insurance is becoming more and more
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| | machinery covered by the breakdown or
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| important. The individual production
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| | explosion policies; their relative
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| stages in modern processes are often
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| | importance and contribution to final
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| accomplished by just one machine, the
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| | output; the repairs, maintenance and
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| failure of which leads to substantial
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| | stand by facilities available and the
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| interruption losses.Machinery loss of
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| | indemnity period opted.Exclusions1. Loss
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| profit policy is just a replica of fire
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| | or damage to machinery or other items
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| loss of profit policy. Like fire loss of
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| | which are not listed in the list of
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| profit is require standard fire policy
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| | machinery insured even if the consequence
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| same with MLOP. It requires machinery
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| | of material damage to an item indicated
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| break down policy or boiler and pressure
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| | in the list of machinery insured is
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| plant policy or eclectic equipment
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| | involved2. Any restriction on
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| policy. In US it is known as Business
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| | reconstruction or operation imposed by
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| interruption insurance. Sometimes it is
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| | any public authority3. Shortage,
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| also called as business income coverage
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| | destruction, deterioration and spoilage
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| or loss of profit insurance, is typically
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| | of or damage to raw materials,
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| a rider or endorsement added to a
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| | semi-finished or finished products or
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| business's property/casualty policy. As
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| | catalyst or operating media even if the
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| such, what's covered under the main
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| | consequence of material damage to an item
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| property/casualty policy will determine
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| | indicated in the list of machinery
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| what is and is not covered for business
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| | insured is involved4. Alterations
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| interruption. For example, P/C policies
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| | improvements or overhauls being made
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| typically cover fire, but not floods or
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| | while repairs or replacements of damaged
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| earthquakes, so if an earthquake damages
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| | or destroyed property are being carried
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| the business, your business interruption
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| | out5. Extension of repair period beyond 4
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| coverage won't kick in unless insured
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| | weeks on account ofa. Inability to carry
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| have obtained additional coverage for
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| | or delays in carrying out
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| earthquakes.Need for MLOPBusiness expert
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| | repairsb. Prohibition to operate the
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| Ms.Meenakshi Gupta said this policy is
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| | machinery due to import and/or export
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| must for every business organization as
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| | customs & other restrictions or by
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| the market competitions is so tight that
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| | statutory regulationsc. Inability to
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| one minor loss can ruin the whole
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| | secure or delays in securing replacement
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| business.The incident of machinery breaks
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| | parts, machines or technical
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| down not only cause loss of property to
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| | servicesd. Transport of parts to and from
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| industry but result in stoppage of work,
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| | the insured premises6. Willful acts or
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| resulting in loss of production and loss
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| | Gross Negligence on the part of Insured &
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| of fixed charges which ultimately results
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| | or his employees7. War or warlike
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| in loss of profit. To cover loss of
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| | operations, Civil Commotion, Strike &
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| profit because of machinery breaks down
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| | Locked-out workers8. Nuclear reaction,
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| it requires a specific policy given with
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| | nuclear radiation or radioactive
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| machinery break down policy or boiler and
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| | contamination9. Loss or damage caused by
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| pressure plant policy or eclectic
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| | any faults or defects existing at the
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| equipment policy.The basic features of
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| | time of commencement of this insurance
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| MLOP insurance will be dealt with.1
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| | within the knowledge of the insured or
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| Subject matter insuredMLOP insurance
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| | his responsible representatives whether
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| provides cover for the actual loss of
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| | such faults or defects were known to
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| profits sustained as a result of a
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| | Company or notTime exclusionExplosive
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| business interruption caused by material
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| | factory, petrochemical, power plant and
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| damage indemnifiable under machinery
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| | fertilizers 14 days exclusion where as in
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| insurance. MLOP insurance provides
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| | other industry it is 7 days.Underwriting
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| indemnity also in cases where the
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| | consideration- Risk inspection
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| material loss amount falls below the
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| | report.- Description of plant- Date of
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| deductible to be borne by the insured
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| | make- Work performed- Alternative means
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| under the machinery cover. Basically
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| | of working- Repair time- Spare parts
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| speaking, a loss due to an interruption
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| | held- Unattended plant- Percentage of
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| or interference of business operations is
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| | daily loss. Incase production is
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| made up of the following factors:1. The
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| | halted.- Any alternative means of working
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| reduction in operating profit, i.e. the
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| | available.- Stand by machine.- Breakdown
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| profit from selling the goods produced
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| | experience.The possibilities of loss
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| and traded by the insured and from
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| | minimizationThe results of MLOP insurance
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| rendering services.2. The standing
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| | depend to a great extent on the loss
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| charges, i.e. the costs incurred entirely
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| | minimization measures taken. It is
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| or in part if operations are interrupted
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| | therefore quite obvious that this topic
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| or impaired. These comprise wages and
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| | deserves special attention. Such measures
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| salaries, including social security
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| | for loss minimization are, for example,
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| contributions if they continue to become
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| | the hiring of substitute motors,
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| due during the interruption; interest,
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| | generators, transformers, boilers, small
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| economic depreciations, basic rates for
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| | turbines, etc. or the speeding up of
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| third-party energy, expenses for the
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| | repair work by carrying out complex
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| current upkeep of buildings and machines,
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| | welding operations even on high-alloy
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| rent, taxes and other non-specified
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| | materials or using metalock and other
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| working expenses, expenses for the
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| | special repair methods on the damaged
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| preservation of vested rights, insurance
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| | components.Terms used in policy:The
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| premiums and other business expenses,
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| | following terms used in this policy will
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| e.g. guaranteed commissions.3. Not
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| | be defined as follows:a. Gross Profit is
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| included in standing charges, however,
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| | defined as the sum produced by adding to
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| are turnover taxes and expenses for raw
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| | the Net Profit the amount of all insured
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| or auxiliary materials, fuels and goods
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| | fixed charges. If there is no Net Profit
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| purchased unless they serve to continue
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| | the amount of all insured fixed charges
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| operations; excise taxes, freight
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| | less that proportion of any loss from
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| charges, specified license and inventor's
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| | business operations as the amount of the
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| fees and similar expenses. Loss
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| | insured fixed charges bears to all fixed
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| minimization costs are also covered if
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| | charges.b. Net Profit is defined as the
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| they lower the insurer's obligation to
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| | net operating profit exclusive of all:1)
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| indemnify. These include expenses that
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| | Capital receipts and accruals; and2)
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| avoid, minimize or terminate an
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| | Outlay properly chargeable to
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| interruption loss soon after the
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| | capital;Resulting from the business of
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| occurrence of material damage.Loss
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| | the Insured at the described location
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| minimization is of great importance in
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| | after due provision has been made for all
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| MLOP insurance. The following are
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| | fixed charges and any other expenses,
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| examples.1. Purchase/sale of
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| | including depreciation, but before
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| semi-finished goods2. Provisional
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| | deduction of any taxes on Profits.c.
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| repairs3. Early overhauls4. Purchase of
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| | Insured Fixed Charges are defined as all
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| non-identical (but compatible)
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| | fixed charges unless specifically
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| machinery5. Express,
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| | excluded in the declarations.d. Sales are
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| airfreight6. Overtime work, additional
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| | defined as the money paid or payable to
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| shifts, work on Sundays7. To accelerate
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| | the Insured for:1) Goods sold and
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| repairs on undamaged machines to reduce
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| | delivered; and2) Services rendered;e.
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| the interruption loss8. Rent of machinery
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| | Rate of Gross Profit is defined as the
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| (e.g. transformers, boilers,
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| | rate of Gross Profit earned on the sales
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| compressors)9. Shifting of operations to
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| | during the twelve (12) full calendar
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| alternative plants10. Making up for the
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| | months immediately before the date of
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| production loss after
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| | physical loss or damage to the insured
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| reopeningCoverageMachinery loss of profit
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| | property.f. Standard Sales are defined as
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| policy gives cover against consequential
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| | the sales during that period in the
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| losses following loss or damage to the
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| | twelve (12) months immediately before the
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| property insured under machinery
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| | date of the loss or damage to the insured
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| breakdown and/or boiler and pressure
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| | property which corresponds with the
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| plant insurance. This policy covers
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| | period of indemnity.Marketing aspect for
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| actual financial losses suffered by the
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| | betterment of MLOP policy in IndiaCapered
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| insured due to business interruption
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| | to other products of engineering
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| arising from:a) Reduction in turnover
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| | insurance, MLOP is very less in number.
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| andb) Increase in cost of workingThe
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| | This product requires proper
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| standard policy thus insures the loss of
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| | advertisement and making the small
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| gross profits in the business because of
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| | business owner aware of this policy. This
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| accident to the machinery, boiler and
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| | policy is more suitable for small
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| pressure plant, electric equipment
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| | industrial sector of India which facing
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| covered under respective policy.What Can
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| | many difficulties. Agents are required to
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| Be Insured?Continuing Overhead Expenses:
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| | train about coverage and usages of
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| - which have to be met out of reduced
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| | policy, so that they will be in position
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| earnings such as rent, taxes, interest on
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| | to explain other. Special advertisement
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| debentures, mortgages and loans.
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| | campaign is required.Vishnu Ramdeo
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| Increase in Cost of Working: -
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| | MBA (Insurance)
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| necessarily incurred to overcome or to
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| | National Law University
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| minimize the effects of damage upon the
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| | Jodhpur.
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| business such as renting of temporary
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| | Indiamr.Vishnu Ramdeo has done his
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| premises, hiring of machinery or extra
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| | garduation in honours in accounting and
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| labour costs.Loss of Profit: - which
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| | finance. He has done his MBA in Insurance
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| would be earned by industry if there was
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| | from National Law University, Jodhpur
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| no damage to machinery.Wages: - of
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| | India. his intreset areas are insurance,
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| employees not gainfully employed during
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| | taxation,investment,equity research and
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| the interruption period and payments to
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| | law.
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| employees whose services are no longer
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