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Business Interruption Insurance for South African Businesses

Protect your income when unexpected events stop your business from operating.

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What is Business Interruption insurance?

  • Business interruption insurance helps protect your business from financial loss when operations are disrupted due to insured events.
  • When your business stops operating, expenses don’t stop with it.
  • Rent, salaries, supplier obligations, and operational costs continue even when income slows or disappears.

What is covered

Cover is tailored to your business and may include:
  • Loss of business income
  • Ongoing operational expenses
  • Temporary financial support during closure
  • Income disruption following insured events
  • Operational recovery support

What is NOT Covered

Coverage depends on the selected products and limits. Certain exclusions may apply to:
  • Planned closures
  • Market downturns unrelated to insured events
  • Operational inefficiencies unrelated to covered incidents

Who needs this cover?

This solution is ideal for businesses seeking broader protection under one structure. Common industries include:

Restaurants & Hospitality
Salons & Wellness Businesses
Manufacturers
Service-Based Businesses with fixed overheads
Retail Stores
Warehouses & Distributors

A Real Life Scenario 🇿🇦

A retail business experiences a break-in that results in stolen stock, damage to the premises, and several weeks of operational disruption. At the same time, a customer lodges a liability claim relating to an incident that occurred before the closure.

A restaurant experiences a fire in the kitchen, forcing the business to shut down temporarily for repairs.Even though the doors are closed, expenses continue.
Without Insurance
  • No revenue enters the business
  • Rent and salaries still need to be paid
  • Cash flow becomes strained quickly
With Entresure
  • Income disruption is covered
  • The business stays financially stable during closure
  • Recovery happens faster

Why is this cover critical?

Unexpected disruptions can happen at any time:
  • Fire damage
  • Severe weather events
  • Theft-related operational shutdowns
  • Civil unrest disruptions

Business Interruption vs Business Premises Insurance

Many businesses require both.

This Cover
Business Interruption insurance

Protects your income during operational downtime.

Business Premises Insurance

Protects the physical building and structure itself.

How much Business Interruption insurance do you need?

Cover depends on:

Why choose Entresure for this cover?

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, depending on the insured event and selected cover.

This depends on your policy structure and recovery period.

Absolutely. SMEs are often the most financially vulnerable during closures.