Trinity Insurance Services ( http://trinityclaims.com ) is an independent insurance adjusting firm. 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. More details available here: http://trinityclaims.com/developing-a-small-business-disaster-recovery-plan

1. Disaster Preparedness Program
for Small Businesses
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2. 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.
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3. 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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4. 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
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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5. Implementation
 Resource management
 Emergency response
 Crisis communications
 Business continuity
 Information technology
 Employee assistance
 Incident management
 Training
Write a preparedness plan addressing:
Testing and Exercises
 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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6. Program Improvement
 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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7. 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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