All business success is dependent on its' men and women. Every organization has one or more key people. Their ability, talent and expertise is that “intangible asset value” which may outweigh the brick and mortar, equipment, accounts receivable and inventory in contributing to the success of that business.
Whether the business is a proprietorship, partnership or corporation, there are key people. It may be the founder who built the business, the executive who formulates and executes policy, the engineer who schedules and supervises production, the treasurer who plans budgets, arranges financing and controls costs, or the sales manager who analyzes the market and promotes the sale of products or services. The knowledge, leadership, judgment or connections of these key people are what make things happen profitably.
The death of a key person can result in serious consequences for the business. Credit could be substantially impaired, or even worse, loans would be called if the key person were a co-signer. If a business loan has been guaranteed by one or more officers of a company, most loan documents permit the lender to call the loan in full upon the death of any co-signer. This can be very burdensome to a company already suffering the loss of an essential member of the management group.
The loss of that “intangible asset value” represented by the key person may be greater than a fire, flood or other catastrophe.
Businesses insure against casualty losses and the same technique is appropriate for losses of key people. The difference is that one might never have a fire, but each key person will disappear someday through death, disability, retirement or termination. Pick & Click!
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