Shareholder or Partner Protection: In cases where key personnel are shareholders or partners, insurance funds can be used to purchase their shares, preventing the shares from falling into competitors’ hands.
Risk Management: Provides a risk management tool for businesses to prevent irreversible damage to the company caused by the absence of key personnel.
Financial Stability: Ensures that the company can continue operations and maintain financial stability when key personnel are unable to work.
Debt Protection: If key personnel are responsible for the company’s debts, insurance funds can be used to repay the debts, alleviating the company’s financial burden.
Talent Replacement Costs: Provides funds to recruit and train new key personnel to fill the vacancies left by the absence of key personnel.
Tax Planning: In some cases, insurance expenses may be tax-deductible, which can be part of corporate tax planning.
Key person insurance is an important part of corporate risk management strategy, helping to ensure that businesses can maintain operations and financial security when facing the risk of losing key personnel. It offers a way for businesses to mitigate the economic impact that may arise from unfortunate events involving key personnel.