Protect the continuity of accounting firms & bookkeepers operations.
A continuity plan should look beyond physical repairs. For accounting firms & bookkeepers, recovery can depend on accounting firms & bookkeepers operations, people, property, contracts, technology, vehicles, vendors, revenue, and the risks specific to the business, as well as timely access to people, data, equipment, suppliers, utilities, and customers.
Recovery dependencies to map
- Critical people, locations, equipment, utilities, systems, suppliers, and vendors
- Realistic repair, replacement, relocation, and revenue-recovery timelines
- Customer, employee, vendor, and stakeholder communications for the accounting firms & bookkeepers operation
Values and timelines to test
- Property, equipment, inventory, and income values for the accounting firms & bookkeepers operation
- Payroll, revenue, locations, vehicles, and other current exposure schedules
- Information supporting professional liability (e&o) appropriate to the services performed
- Information supporting cyber liability, crime, social-engineering, and funds-transfer coverage
- Information supporting business owner's policy, workers' compensation, epli, and umbrella where appropriate
Questions to resolve
- Operations or risks not fully disclosed for the accounting firms & bookkeepers account
- Outdated values, classifications, limits, deductibles, or recovery assumptions
- Contractual requirements or critical dependencies not addressed by the insurance review
Frequently asked questions
Why can the recovery period exceed the repair period?
Permitting, equipment lead time, installation, testing, supplier delays, staffing, customer communication, and the return to normal revenue can continue after physical repairs are complete.
What should accounting firms & bookkeepers review after a major change?
Locations, operations, values, payroll, vehicles, contracts, vendors, revenue, and controls should be revisited when the business changes materially rather than waiting automatically for renewal.
These planning points are general and are not a guarantee of coverage, pricing, eligibility, or loss prevention. Actual policy language, underwriting requirements, and available terms control.