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Majority of SME’s lack business protection

Paul Weeks
Paul Weeks

Lastest research from leading protection provider Legal & General has found that the majority of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have no key worker protection in place, despite the death of a business owner emerging as the most disruptive potential scenario a business can face.

An investigation into the protection habits of 500 UK businesses commissioned  by Legal & General found that death of a business owner was identified as  the most disruptive possible scenario by 43%, compared with 23% who specified  fire damage and 14% who cited critical illness.

Despite this, 57% of businesses do not have any form of protection to safeguard the  business against the risks associated with losing the owner.

The results show 12% of SMEs owners predict their business would cease trading immediately as a result of the death or critical illness of a key worker  or business owner.

A further 42% said their business would ultimately cease trading as a result  but over a longer period of time. Of these, 25% per cent would expect to cease  trading within the first year, 6% within the second year, and 11% after two  years.

Legal & General head of specialist protection Clare Harrop said: “Despite  almost half of SME owners stating death of a key worker as the most destructive  scenario to their business, it’s staggering that only 43% of businesses have  actually implemented any form of business protection to safeguard their business  in this kind of scenario.

“Cost is clearly front of mind for all businesses in the on-going financial  climate, but you never know what lies around the corner. Losing a key worker can  have a huge impact on any business, whether from the aspect of sales, turnover  or recruitment.”

 

Paul Weeks

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Paul holds the Diploma in Financial Planning and is a member of the Personal Finance Society, the UK’s professional body for financial advisers. He joined Duncan Pocock (Insurance Brokers) Ltd, the business from which Wingate was formed, from a large UK insurer in 1997 as a Senior Financial Adviser. In July 2002 with Ben Clarke he co-founded Wingate Financial Solutions Ltd, which became WFS Consulting Ltd and is now the Wingate Benefit Solutions and Wingate Financial Planning businesses of today.

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