Business Income and Extra Expense
What this clause says
The Company will pay for the actual loss of Business Income sustained due to the necessary suspension of operations during the Period of Restoration, and for Extra Expense incurred to avoid or minimize such suspension.
What this actually means
Business income coverage replaces lost earnings while damaged property is repaired. Extra expense pays the added costs of continuing to operate, and in a care setting that is the larger and more urgent number. The period of restoration is defined in the policy and is what actually determines how long the coverage pays.
What it means for an operator
A senior care operator cannot simply suspend operations. Residents must be relocated, and the cost of emergency transfer, temporary staffing at receiving sites, and family communication all lands immediately. Then comes the part that standard forms handle poorly: when the building reopens, the residents are gone. Census rebuilds over many months because it depends on hospital and physician referral relationships and on families making a new decision. A period of restoration that ends when repairs are complete stops paying precisely when the revenue problem begins. Ask for an extended period of indemnity, and negotiate its length against how long your census realistically takes to recover rather than accepting a standard thirty or sixty days.
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