Developing a Small Business Disaster Recovery Plan

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Trinity Insurance Services ( http://trinityclaims.com ) is an independent insurance adjusting firm. Our expert teams of independent adjusters and managers are capable of handling all lines of coverage to help our clients settle claims accurately and quickly. Businesses can do much to prepare for the impact of natural disasters including floods, hurricanes and tornadoes. Visit us and we will assist businesses in developing a preparedness program.

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Developing a Small Business Disaster Recovery Plan

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Developing a Small Business Disaster Recovery Plan

» A natural disaster can cause loss of life or property damage, and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake, the severity of which depends on the affected population’s resilience, or ability to recover. Natural disasters can strike at any time and in any season.

» It affects thousands of people every year. You should know what your risks are and prepare to protect your business. Businesses need to have a disaster recovery and business continuity plan.

Trinity Insurance is assisting businesses in developing a preparedness program to create a plan that addresses the impact of many hazards.

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Developing a preparedness program includes the below steps:

Program Management Organize, develop and administer your preparedness program Identify regulations that establish minimum requirements for your program

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Planning Gather information about hazards and assess risks Conduct a business impact analysis (BIA) Examine ways to prevent hazards and reduce risks

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Implementation

Resource management Emergency response Crisis communications Business continuity Information technology Employee assistance Incident management Training

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Write a preparedness plan addressing:

Testing and Exercises44

Test and evaluate your plan Define different types of exercises Learn how to conduct exercises Use exercise results to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan

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Program Improvement55

Identify when the preparedness program needs to be reviewed Discover methods to evaluate the preparedness program Utilize the review to make necessary changes and plan improvements

Businesses can do much to prepare for the impact of the many hazards they face in today’s world including natural hazards like floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and other disasters. Visit us and we will assist businesses in developing a preparedness program. Ready Business also assists businesses in developing a preparedness program by providing tools to create a plan that addresses the impact of many hazards.

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Trinity Insurance Services has a team of dedicated insurance adjusters to handle all catastrophe claims. Natural disasters and catastrophes can strike any time and are big challenges. Our CAT adjusters have extensive insurance and claims adjusting experience. Contact us today.

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