As you see, UBB assists companies with their Business Continuity Planning which also includes IT department security challenges and so some executives ask us what does this have to do with developing sales and new business. Nothing!

But it has everything to do with maintaining your capability to continue conducting business in time of natural or man-made catastrophic events. You've experienced or read about computer networks being hacked and proprietary company and customer data being stolen and compromised.

These plans are validated through regular practice annually or semi-annually.

Factors to consider are Facility Management, and Emergency international medical & personnel security assistance programs. Organizations have clear due-diligence responsibilities for the health and safety of employees, especially board members and senior executives.

Our comprehensive Business Continuity plans help organizations manage emergency health and security risks faced by expatriates and executives/employees traveling on international business.

This is not health or travelers insurance.

It seems unwise not to take action to prepare for and try to prevent the devastating impact of such catastrophe's not to mention potential lawsuits from employees or their families since your organization didn't take commonsense due-diligence action in advance.

Additionally, organizations may soon be required to incorporate some type of Business Continuity Management planning into your policies due to external forces as corporate governance or governmental legislation, or internal such as your company's general counsel.

• Keep operations running with little or no interruption by intact organizational leadership and infrastructure
• Helps protect your organization's image, brand, and reputation
• Helps secure lower insurance premiums. Your insurance company may well view you more favorably should some sort of disaster ever require you to call upon their services
• Competitive advantage; If you provide services to customers dependent upon them, for example an internet service provider, then evidence of a sound plan can be used to win or retain customers
• Enhance stockholders' confidence in your organization
• Can identify potential organization structure, methodology, and policy weaknesses
• Can prevent key executive and employee loss of life
• Ensure media and vital records are properly stored at an approved, environmentally controlled storage facility
• Reduce Cost of Possible Litigation and Reduce Legal Liability