Business risks are inherent to most activities undertaken by a company. Many of the risks associated with conducting business are not insurable, such as the risk of a new competitor emerging or that of a company's products becoming obsolete. However, there exists a large body of exposures, particularly those arising from direct or indirect relationships between a company and other parties, which do have insurance implications:

• Legal/Contractual Obligations
  • Service commitments
  • Indemnifications provided (and received)
  • Product delivery, performance, and reliability standards
  • Employment contracts
  • Equipment and real estate leases
• Strategic and Financing Initiatives
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Joint ventures
  • Partnerships
  • Public and private debt and equity issues/placements
• Supply Chain Management
  • Vendors
  • Suppliers
  • Resellers/Retailers
  • Contingent business interruption exposures