Insuring your WISP by Jeremy Anthony Kinsey a bella mia company

Jeremy Kinsey or“Jer” to his friends. CEO and Co-Founder of Bella Mia, Inc. Been an ISP for 8 years Been a WISP for 4 years Part-15 WISP of the Year WISPCON III Part-15 Member Regular Speaker at WISPCON, WCA, P-15. Located in South East Wisconsin Background

Overview The Insurance Industry What Insurance do I need? Insuring the Insurance Costs Overview Questions/Discussion

Insurance Industry Insurance industry has suffered huge losses Network Data and or ISP/WISPs are High Risk to the Insurance industry! As a result, the ISP/WISP is no longer qualified for just general liability. Insurance industry is now an Indemnity Company!

Insurance What insurance do I need? Where do I get it? What’s it cost?

What do I need? Professional Insurance FIRST!!! Coverage first then the liability coverage can be obtained. This is called Professional Insurance. All this does is provide the Indemnity company with an insurance company who will insure against any professional liability claims, such as loss of data, copy write problems, etc.

Costs ??? Based on annual revenues Roughly 2/3rds cost of Liability Coverage

Costs ??? Example If you find a company who will provide a general liability policy for say$ per year then the professional insurance company will have a policy that is around $ on top of the liability coverage. This professional insurance provides nothing to the isp other than the ability to find a liability policy.

Insurance Conclusion This professional insurance provides nothing to the isp other than the ability to find a liability policy. A general liability policy alone is no longer possible by itself.

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