{"id":154779,"date":"2023-07-23T07:00:15","date_gmt":"2023-07-23T07:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/?p=154779"},"modified":"2023-07-23T15:01:38","modified_gmt":"2023-07-23T15:01:38","slug":"key-man-relevant-life-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/insurance\/key-man-relevant-life-cover\/","title":{"rendered":"Key man or relevant life cover: what do small businesses need?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As many entrepreneurs know to their cost, the loss of a single individual in a business, or the sudden illness of a director or founder, can <a href=\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/strategy\/business-continuity-plan\/\">cause a business to fail.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Experts urge businesses to consider these risks and to ensure that they are appropriately protected with either key person (or key man) insurance, or the correct type of life cover.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Fail to prepare, prepare to fail<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gareth Buckley, who runs &nbsp;The Insolvency Company&nbsp;(<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/theinsolvencycompany.co.uk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">theinsolvencycompany.co.uk<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">), a family firm that supports businesses in financial difficulties, says his company encounters companies every day that could have remained solvent if they had the right insurance in place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&ldquo;A building company faced insolvency after one director&rsquo;s sudden death,&rdquo; Buckley says. &ldquo;Another business struggled when one of its directors underwent unexpected heart surgery and was unable to work for three months. With key person cover, they could have maintained repayments until he recovered.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Finding the right policy<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you feel your company&rsquo;s success is dependent on one person or a small group of people, then key person insurance is useful to have.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some directors of companies may want to have a policy known as &lsquo;relevant life cover&rsquo; which provides money for the individual, rather than the business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Personal finance expert<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;Leo Smigel, who founded Analyzing Alpha, says that you should examine individual roles and staff contribution value to decide what cover is needed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&ldquo;It&rsquo;s important to consider both internal factors and external ones like market volatility and business-specific circumstances. It&rsquo;s far from a one-size-fits-all approach,&rdquo; he says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While key person insurance pays money to the business if the policy pays out, relevant life cover pays money to the family of the insured. This means they serve two different purposes &ndash; one keeps a business running in the event of illness or death of a vital director or staff member, the other effectively offers a <a href=\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/people\/management\/employee-benefits-perks-retention\/\">death-in-service benefit<\/a> for directors and staff members of smaller companies.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>What about tax?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Both types of policy are tax efficient. Because they are owned by the company, they count as a business expense, and can be offset against <a href=\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/tax\/what-is-corporation-tax\/\">corporation tax.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A relevant life policy is usually not treated as a benefit in kind for the employee or director.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It becomes more complicated if you are looking for cover if a member of staff becomes ill and cannot work. In this case you might want to examine critical illness cover or executive income protection cover.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Executive income protection pays the business if the claim is valid, and the cost of paying the premiums is treated as an allowable business expense. Critical illness cover, or ordinary income protection policies, pay the individual but these cannot be treated as a business expense.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Other considerations<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As well as deciding which policy fits best, you will need to consider other aspects including the amount to be insured and the need to declare pre-existing conditions for income protection policies. You may also want some types of policy to be written into trust, to help save on inheritance tax for employees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Because it is a complex area, speaking to a business insurance broker who specialises in protection will help you to get the right answer. Try <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biba.org.uk\/find-insurance\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BIBA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the British Insurance Brokers&rsquo; Association to find someone to help.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Don&rsquo;t procrastinate<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whatever you do though, don&rsquo;t ignore the need for this vital cover.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tim Doman, who now runs digital banking site <\/span><a href=\"blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Top Mobile Banks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and is a former venture capitalist, says that he once backed a tech start-up with a lead engineer whose creativity was &ldquo;paramount to the company&rsquo;s success&rdquo;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When this key individual suffered a health issue, there was a fall in staff morale, slowing innovation and a &ldquo;significant dip in revenue&rdquo;,&rdquo; he says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&ldquo;This experience was a stark reminder of the importance of such insurance &ndash; it provides stability in the face of unforeseen events, offers potential tax deductions, and most crucially, ensures the smooth functioning of business operations,&rdquo; he explains.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row title=&rdquo;Rosie Murray-West&rdquo; subtitle=&rdquo;Rosie Murray-West is a freelance journalist covering all aspects of personal finance, as well as business, property and economics. 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Our<a href=\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/strategy\/business-continuity-plan\/\"> guide to business continuity planning<\/a> will walk you through the process, explaining the key considerations and elements. Plus, it includes a <a href=\"https:\/\/clickup.com\/templates\/business-continuity-plan-t-216264123\">free Business Continuity Plan template<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"cta-content\" data-eventcategory=\"cta-banner\" data-component=\"cta-image\">\n\n <div class=\"cta-content-image\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.startups.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Rosie-Murray-West.png?width=100&height=100&fit=crop\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Rosie Murray-West freelance business journalist\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" data-caption=\"\" class=\"flexi-comp-img\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"\"> <\/div>\n \n <div class=\"cta-content-part\">\n\n <span class=\"cta-content-heading\">\n Rosie Murray-West <\/span>\n \n <p>Rosie Murray-West is a freelance journalist covering all aspects of personal finance, as well as business, property and economics. A former correspondent, columnist and deputy editor at The Telegraph, she now writes regularly for publications including the Times, Sunday Times, Observer, Metro, Mail on Sunday, and Moneywise magazine.<\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As many entrepreneurs know to their cost, the loss of a single individual in a business, or the sudden illness of a director or founder, can cause a business to fail. 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